Suicide attack targets Pak military bus, 8 killed
An explosion occurred at 7.15 AM outside the gate of the army's National Logistics Cell in Royal Artillery Bazar, killing 8 and injuring 10.
By PTI |
ISLAMABAD: At least eight people were killed and about 10 injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden motorcycle into a military bus ferrying trainee doctors near the Pakistani army headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Monday.
The explosion occurred at 7.15 AM outside the gate of the army's National Logistics Cell in Royal Artillery Bazar, a high security area located very close to the army's General Headquarters.
It destroyed the bus carrying trainee doctors from the Army Medical College to the Combined Military Hospital in Rawalpindi.
Eyewitnesses and journalists said at least eight persons had died though officials confirmed only three deaths.
The powerful blast was heard from kilometres away and hurled the bus several feet away. Several other vehicles and motorcycles were also damaged, eyewitnesses said.
Rescue workers and ambulances rushed to the site soon after the blast, and security forces sealed off the area. Journalists and passers-by were sent away from the site as investigators scoured the area for clues.
Besides the Combined Military Hospital, several other key army installations are located in the area around the General Headquarters which is passed in the morning by scores of security personnel going to work.
The explosion occurred at 7.15 AM outside the gate of the army's National Logistics Cell in Royal Artillery Bazar, a high security area located very close to the army's General Headquarters.
It destroyed the bus carrying trainee doctors from the Army Medical College to the Combined Military Hospital in Rawalpindi.
Eyewitnesses and journalists said at least eight persons had died though officials confirmed only three deaths.
The powerful blast was heard from kilometres away and hurled the bus several feet away. Several other vehicles and motorcycles were also damaged, eyewitnesses said.
Rescue workers and ambulances rushed to the site soon after the blast, and security forces sealed off the area. Journalists and passers-by were sent away from the site as investigators scoured the area for clues.
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Besides the Combined Military Hospital, several other key army installations are located in the area around the General Headquarters which is passed in the morning by scores of security personnel going to work.
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