Suicide blast in Charsadda 32 dead
November 10, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
CHARSADDA, Pakistan News : The suicide blast in the city caused 32 dead while 55 injured, Senior Minister North West Frontier Province (NWFP) told media Tuesday.
The suicide car bomb blast in Charsadda have caused 32 dead including 2 women and 55 others injured.
A Suzuki pick-up van was used for the purpose of conducting the blast. The van was full of explosive material, said the DPO Charsadda.
“We are in a state of war and we are fighting an unknown enemy,” said the NWFP Law Minister. “Charsadda is surrounded by Khyber and Mohmand Agencies. The police is fighting the war against terrorism very effectively.”
NWFP Information Minister Mian iftikhar told the media that the suicide attack in Charsadda is the terrorists’ response to the South Waziristan operation. The terrorists have been weakened and now they are targeting civilians in prder to not support the government. But he said he assures the public that we will fight them until they are defeated, he added.
The death toll may increase. Eye witnesses say that they had seen 28 dead bodies.
The blast occured at the Farooq-i Azam Chowk in the main market of the city.
The public has been indulged in relief activities.
Many shops and vehicles have also been damaged in the blast. About 45 injured have been brought to the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. Seven injured persons are in a critical condition, the officials of lady Reading Hospital .
The injured have been taken to the District Hospital, Charsadda. The severely injured have been taken to the Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar. Police has cordoned off the area.
Suicide blast in Charsadda 32 dead was first posted on November 10, 2009 at 7:51 pm.
