Re: Pakistan Shock - Bombs & Rockets
Explosion at fruit market injures man, spreads panic
Thursday, December 21, 2006
LAHORE: A small bomb, weighing about 300 grams, exploded at the main fruit market on Ravi Road at about 10:30am on Wednesday, severely injuring a vendor. However, Ravi Town Police Officer (TPO) Gohar Nafees said the blast was caused by a large firecracker.
Police sources said an unidentified person had told Rescue 15 about a gas cylinder exploding at shop at the main fruit market on Ravi Road. Police got to the shop and found that the blast was caused by explosives in a zinc pipe. …
Muhammad Aslam, assistant director of the Punjab Crisis Management Cell (PCMC), said the report submitted by the Bomb Disposal Squad stated that a low-intensity bomb had caused the explosion. …