16 killed in Pakistan bakery bombing (Lead)
June 6th, 2011 - 8:18 am ICT by IANSIslamabad, June 6 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a suspected suicide bombing that ripped through a bakery in a cantonment area in Pakistan late Sunday, a media report said.
The bakery in Nowshera city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was filled with shoppers at the time of the blast, sources told Geo TV, adding that among those killed also include the wife and two children of a high-ranked security official.
Nowshera is known for its colonial era cantonment and is also home to the Pakistan Army School of Artillery.
Gas cylinders in the bakery also blew up in the blast, triggering a huge fire that engulfed the whole bakery, police said.
Fire tenders, ambulances and other emergency services reached the blast site and began rescue efforts.
Rescue teams of the Pakistan Army also arrived at the spot.
Police said they were still trying to ascertain the cause of the tragic incident.
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