After Peshawar, Rawalpindi mourns

Published January 10, 2015
A person mourns over the death of his family member. — AP
A person mourns over the death of his family member. — AP
A man asks people to stay away from the site where the bomb exploded.— Reuters
A man asks people to stay away from the site where the bomb exploded.— Reuters
Security officials and local residents gather at the site. — AP
Security officials and local residents gather at the site. — AP
People mourn over the death of their relatives. — AP
People mourn over the death of their relatives. — AP
A woman reacts after seeing her relative at a hospital, who was wounded in an attack in Rawalpindi. — Reuters
A woman reacts after seeing her relative at a hospital, who was wounded in an attack in Rawalpindi. — Reuters
A boy looks out from the window of his house located near the blast site. — AP
A boy looks out from the window of his house located near the blast site. — AP
People mourn outside the site of a blast in Rawalpindi. — AFP
People mourn outside the site of a blast in Rawalpindi. — AFP
People burn wood outside a hospital where victims were being treated after a blast in Rawalpindi. — AFP
People burn wood outside a hospital where victims were being treated after a blast in Rawalpindi. — AFP
Security forces near the blast site. — AFP
Security forces near the blast site. — AFP
A  police officer and local residents gather next to a damage motorcycle. — AP
A police officer and local residents gather next to a damage motorcycle. — AP
An injured policeman rests in hospital after treatment. — AFP
An injured policeman rests in hospital after treatment. — AFP
Coffins of victims are carried after funeral in Rawalpindi. — AFP
Coffins of victims are carried after funeral in Rawalpindi. — AFP

A powerful blast rattled an imambargah in a densely populated area of Rawalpindi, killing at least eight people and injuring at least 16 others. An Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH) congregation was being observed at the imambargah at the time of the blast.

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