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18 May 2004 Tuesday 27 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425



KARACHI: Death toll in mosque blast rises to 21

By Our Staff Reporter


KARACHI, May 17: Another victim of the Hyderi mosque bomb blast died at a private hospital here on Monday raising the death toll to 21. Ahmer Manzar Abbas, 35, scummed to his injuries in the Liaquat National Hospital on Monday.

He was laid to rest in Wadyi-i-Hussain Graveyard following his funeral prayers offered in Babul Ilam mosque, North Nazimabad.

A resident of Bufferzone, the victim was an employee in the Orix Leasing Company. He left behind a widow, one-year-old child, three sisters and a mother to mourn his death.

Earlier, on May 13, two victims - Dr Asad Abbas Naqvi and Agha Haider - died in Aga Khan Hospital. Another injured, Syed Ali Rizvi, resident of Rizvia Society, admitted to Patel Hospital, also succumbed to his injuries.

On May 12, Sakhawat Ali died at a private hospital. Nihal Zaidi breathed his last on May 11. Another injured, Sakha Ali, succumbed to his wounds on May 9. Fourteen people were killed and 96 others were wounded in a powerful bomb blast at Hyderi Mosque inside the compound of Sindh Madressatul Islam on May 7.




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