Dozens dead in Pakistan blast

Posted August 03, 2003 to Pakistan category.

At least 52 people have been killed and 150 injured in a series of explosions in northern Pakistan, officials say.

The blasts are believed to have been caused by explosives used for road building, which were stored in the home of a local contractor.

…The explosions occurred in a remote village in Diamir district - about 200 kilometres (124 miles) from the town of Gilgit, some 240 km (150 miles) north of the capital, Islamabad.
>> BBC News

The explosion appears to be an accident.


Updated at 10:13 AM on August 15, 2005 | Email
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