Three killed in Pakistan blast (Lead)
December 15th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Islamabad, Dec 15 (IANS) At least three people were killed Tuesday when a powerful bomb exploded near the house of a provincial minister in Pakistan’s Dera Ghazi Khan region.
Windows of several nearby buildings were shattered in the deafening explosion.
Hassan Iqbal, the town’s civil administrator, said initial investigation showed that a car bomb caused the blast in southern Punjab. Dawn News said the bombing occurred near minister Dost Mohammad Khosa’s residence.
“It is not clear yet whether it was a suicide attack or a remote-controlled bombing,” DPA quoted him as saying.
Khosa was not at home when the blast took place, Iqbal said.
An official said three bodies and more than a dozen wounded people had been moved to hospitals.
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