Seven killed in Dera Bugti blast

Saturday October 20, 2007 (1617 PST)

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DERA BUGTI: Seven persons were killed and 13 injured in an explosion in passenger wagon traveling to Sui from Dera Bugti on Saturday.

According to reports, unidentified persons installed bomb in a vehicle parked near bus-stand of Dera Bugti which blast with big bang resulted 7 people dead and 13 seriously injured.

All the dead and injured persons were shifted to nearby hospital immediately. Four dead persons were identified, as Wahid Bugti, Meharullah, Sungar Bugti and Duldar Bugti while the remaining three could not be identified till the filing of this report

Police and the personnel of law enforcement agencies reached on the spot soon after the incident and cordoned off the area to search the culprits.

The blast was so powerful as destroyed the three hotels located nearby area.

Sources told that panic prevailed in the area after the blast and the shops and commercial markets have been closed.