Rawalpindi (November 21, 2012): At least six people have been killed and several others injured after a blast hit an Imambargah located in Rawalpindi, a metropolitan of Pakistan.
According to rescue sources, the blast hit Shiite mourners near Qasr-e-Shabbir Imambargah in Dhoke Syedan area of Rawalpindi, killing eight people and injuring several others.
“Qasar-e-Shabbir Imambargah could accommodate almost 400 people at a time and the causalities might increase.
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According to witnesses, two people tried to enter the Imambargah and on resistance exploded their suicide vests.
The rescue officials have started shifting bodies and injured to the local hospitals in Rawalpindi.The authorities have declared emergency in all hospitals across the city.
Security officials have cordoned-off the area.
