Seven injured as blast hits Zikri pilgrims’ bus

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KHUZDAR: Seven people were injured when a bus carrying members of the Zikri community was hit by a bomb blast in Grisha area of Khuzdar district on Monday. The Zikri pilgrims were returning after performing rituals at Koh Murad in Turbat town. According to Levies officials, unidentified people placed the explosive device on the roadside at the Grisha-Nal cross and detonated it by remote control when the bus arrived there.

Published in Dawn, July 29th, 2014

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