Wednesday, March 9, 2011

A car bomb caused at least 11 dead and 50 injured in Pakistan

Islamabad. .- A car bomb exploded Tuesday in the city of Faisalbad, in eastern Pakistan, killing at least eleven people dead and more than 50 wounded, as reported by government and medical sources. The blast took place in front of an office of the Federal Investigation Agency in Faisalabad, about 120 miles west of Lahore, capital of the country's largest province, Punjab.

The explosion has demolished several adjacent buildings, damaged a recruitment center and destroyed a dozen vehicles. It is believed that a dozen people might have been trapped under the rubble, according to Subhan Ali, spokesman for the local government. "It was a huge blast was heard over six miles.

The destruction has been very large in a crowded area. There are destroyed buildings and we are trying to get the dead and injured," he added. A member of the rescue teams have asegurao already recovered 11 bodies and 51 people have been sent to different hospitals.

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