11-10-2009, 05:54 PM
<b>Charsadda blast claims 15 lives</b>
CHARSADDA : At least 15 people were killed and several others injured in a powerful car bomb blast at Farooq-e-Azam Chawk in Charsadda, Geo News quoted hospital sources as saying Tuesday.
According to police sources, an explosive-laden car was used for the blast. The blast was so power that the windowpanes of nearby buildings broke and the smoke is seen billowing from the blast site.
The search is still underway at the blast site for the people trapped under the rubble.
According to hospital sources, the deceased include women and children.
The blast place is usually crowded one. The people on their own kick-started the relief activities and rushed the bodies and injured to the nearby hospital. The police personnel put security cordon around the blast site.
The state of emergency has been declared in the hospital.
According to Geo News correspondent, at least 15 bodies have been taken to the District Hospital and some injured are in critical condition.
Some injured have been rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital
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