In Pakistan, at least five people have been killed as two separate explosions struck in the city of Sargodha in Punjab province and Khyber, a tribal area in the northwest. In Khyber, five people were killed and several injured after a blast hit a parking area last evening in Landi Kotal, only 5 km to the Khyber pass on the border. Sources said the explosion went off in an oil tanker bound to supply the fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan. Three tankers parking nearby also caught fire due to the blast. Two persons sitting in the oil tanker were killed and three others including two women were also killed in a passer-by vehicle. Local TV channels reported a second blast near the border area in Khyber but no immediate details are available. Meanwhile in Sargodha, an explosion has been heard near an air force base before rescue teams and ambulances rushed to the Tariq Abad locality in the city. Shops were closed and the people started running to safe places, witnesses said.
News On AIR | September 24, 2010 12:08 PM
Five killed and several injured in two blasts in Sargodha city in Pak