Showing posts with label Hurt. Show all posts
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Saturday, 26 April 2014

Six killed, 30 hurt in Karachi blast

KARACHI: A huge bomb explosion took place on the Chaudhry Khalique-uz-Zaman Road in Gizri on Friday afternoon, leaving six people, including a woman, dead and 30 others injured.

Police said the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device and suspected the involvement of a banned outfit, the Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ).

Inspector General of Police, Sindh, Iqbal Mehmood, told The News that the bomb blast took place in a rickshaw and the intended target seemed to be a bus of worshippers coming from an Imambargah.

He added that he had formed a committee whose members were Deputy Inspectors General of South Range, Crime Investigation Agency, Crime Investigation Department, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Raja Umer Khattab and SSP Niaz Ahmed Khosa and ordered them to nab the terrorists at the earliest.

However, other police officers were not so sure that the bus was the actual target.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), District South, Nasir Aftab, said the deceased were passers-by. No government or semi-government office, Masjid or Imambargah were located at the spot where the explosion took place, so it was premature to say what the actual target of the terrorists was.

He said that six people — Sajjid, Shahzad, Abdul Jabbar, Abdullah, Farah and her son Yahya — succumbed to their injuries during treatment while 30 others including Ghulam Shabbir, Dilawar, Abdul Jabar, Shakeel, Faisal, Jahanzeb, Saif Ul Hasan, Zubair, Iqbal, Nadeem, Saleem, Abdullah and Abdur Rehman were injured.

Farah, along with her son, was traveling in a rickshaw when they became a victim of the blast. The deceased had recently shifted to the Dehli Colony from Gulshan-e-Hadeed.

The SSP said the police cordoned off the crime scene and moved the injured to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC).

He said that they had collected evidence, adding the worshippers were returning from the Yasrab Masjid after offering the Friday prayers when suddenly a huge explosion took place near a car showroom.

In the explosion, about 10 vehicles, including three government vehicles, two rickshaws, five motorcycles and windowpanes of nearby buildings were damaged. Some under-construction buildings were also damaged.

The BDS in its report stated that the bomb was an IED, which was planted inside a rickshaw parked on the main road. The bomb contained about 10-13 kilogrammes of explosives with nuts and bolts. SSP Nasir said that they had initially collected 100 nuts and bolts from the scene of the crime and sent them to the forensic division of the Sindh Police.

Regarding the three government vehicles damaged in the explosion, SSP Aftab said that the vehicles were driven by drivers and they belonged to culture and other government departments and no threat to them was found. However, they were investigating it from different angles.

SP Raja Umer Khattab, talking to The News, said that Shia worshippers who worked at an insurance company had visited a Masjid to offer prayers. He added that at the time of the explosion, the bus was passing through the road. Two passengers of the bus were injured in the explosion.

He suspected that the terrorists might have had attempted to target the bus with a remote control but luckily the passengers remained unhurt. SP Khattab said that the banned LJ might be involved in the Gizri explosion.

Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan have taken a serious notice of the bomb blast that occurred on Friday in the city.

They directed the Inspector General of Police and Rangers to probe these incidents and identify the criminal group and take drastic action against them.

Online adds: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief, Altaf Hussain, has strongly condemned the blast near a mosque in Delhi Colony.

In a statement issued on Friday, he said those killing innocent people on the occasion of Jumma prayer were the enemies of Islam and humanity and wanted to destabilise Pakistan through terrorism and bloodshed.

He said that the government was holding talks with terrorists instead of taking action against them, a joke with the nation.

The MQM chief said that the nation cannot get rid of militancy and terrorism until stern action is taken against these terrorists.

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

20 hurt in school stabbing spree in Pennsylvania



MURRYSVILLE: A 16-year-old boy with a "blank expression" stabbed and slashed 19 students and a police officer in the crowded halls of his suburban Pittsburgh high school Wednesday before an assistant principal tackled him.

At least five students were critically wounded, including a boy who was on a ventilator after a knife pierced his liver, missing his heart and aorta by only millimeters, doctors said.

The rampage — which came after years in which U.S. schools have geared much of their emergency planning toward mass shootings, not stabbings — set off a screaming stampede, left blood on the floor and walls, and brought teachers rushing to help the victims.

The motive was under investigation. Police didn´t immediately release the name of the suspect, who was taken into custody and treated for a minor hand wound.

He later appeared before a judge, shacked by his hands and feet and dressed in a hospital gown. Charges were expected to be filed soon.

The attack unfolded just minutes before the start of classes at 1,200-student Franklin Regional High School, in an upper-middle-class area 15 miles (24 kilometers) east of Pittsburgh.

It was over in a matter of minutes.Witnesses said the boy with the knives at first tackled a freshman and stabbed him in the belly, then got up and ran wildly down the hall, slashing other students.

Nate Moore, 15, said he saw the first attack and was going to try to break it up when the boy got up and slashed his face, requiring 11 stitches.

"It was really fast. It felt like he hit me with a wet rag because I felt the blood splash on my face. It spurted up on my forehead," he said.

The attacker "had the same expression on his face that he has every day, which was the freakiest part," Moore said.

"He wasn´t saying anything. He didn´t have any anger on his face. It was just a blank expression.

"Doctors said they expected all the victims to survive, despite large and deep puncture wounds to the abdomen in some cases.

The wounded campus police officer was treated and released. Authorities credited an assistant principal with subduing the assailant. They gave no details, but students identified the educator as Sam King and told local news organizations that they saw him tackle the boy after the youngster stabbed the campus officer.

King´s son told The Associated Press that his father was treated at a hospital, though authorities have said he did not suffer any knife wounds.

"He says he´s OK. He´s a tough cookie and sometimes hides things, but I believe he´s OK," Zack King said.

Monday, 31 March 2014

Two explosions in Karachi hurt 4



KARACHI: Two explosions took place in a seminary and a mosque located in Gulshan e Iqbal and Gulshan e Hadeed respectively, injuring at least four people including children.

According to police, the first incident took place in Gulshan e Iqbal block 6 where bomb went off near NIPA Chowrangi that left one person injured.

Police said that the militants tried to enter the seminary, however, the guard succeeded to stop them after which militants left the bomb outside the seminary and managed to flee.

Police and Rangers personnel put the security cordon following the incident. Bomb Disposal Squad said that 1 kilogram explosive material was used in the blast.

In Gulshan e Hadeed, a planted bomb exploded outside the Mosque, leaving two children wounded.

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Hurt by Bebo, Alia Turns to Aishwarya

Alia Bhatt and Aishwarya Rai
Alia Bhatt had been a great Bebo fan and had made no bones about it. In fact, she was compared quite often with the star and at times spotted following her style and mannerisms. However, instead of feeling flattered, Bebo was not quite happy. When she was asked what she thought about Alia on Koffee With Karan, she simply said, 'She's ok'. When asked if she was keeping track of Alia, she responded, "No, I'm not keeping track. As of now, I'm just keeping track of what I'm doing, where I'm going or what Saif (Ali Khan; actor-husband) is doing. I can't be keeping track of what everyone else is doing."
 
The Bachchans on the whole have been quite encouraging and sent Alia a bouquet when Highway released, Now Alia has turned to Aishwarya Rai as a role model.