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Sunday, July 18, 2010

+12 dead, 18 injured in Sargodha Imam Bargah blast

Updated at: 2010 PST, Sunday, July 18, 2010 ShareThis story

SARGODHA: One person was killed and 18 others were injured in a blast that ripped through an Imam Bargah here in Sargodha block 19, Geo News reported on Sunday.

The injured, some of them severely, have been shifted to District Hospital Sargodha and announcements are being made to donate blood for the wounded. Emergency has been declared in city hospitals.

Rescue and relief activities have been kick-started at the site of the incident while heavy contingent of police arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area.

The blast occurred when preparations were being made for Namaz-e-Maghribain in the Imam Bargah located in a bustling market place.

Normally strict security is maintained at the Imam Bargah. But for reasons not known extraordinary security seemed not to have been put in place today.

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