At least seven people were killed and 20 others injured in two consecutive powerful explosions in the metropolis area of Ancholi late Friday, the hospital sources confirmed.
Several vehicles were destroyed in the blasts that caused fire in the nearby shops. Three shops have been completely destroyed in the bombings. The smoke is seen billowing from the area. The blasts were so powerful that they were heard far and wide even in North Nazimabad.
The police and rescue teams rushed to the blast site, where power supply is cut off that plunged the entire area in the dark.
The bodies of the deceased and the injured have been shifted to nearby hospital. Emergency has been imposed in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. The hospital sources said the injured include children too.
Massive traffic backup was caused in Water Pump, Ayesha Manzil and the adjoining areas. Sharah-e-Pakistan has been blocked for traffic.
According to eyewitnesses, the first blast occurred in a motorbike parked by an anonymous man outside a tea restaurant and the other outside at Yousuf Plaza.
The nearby shops are reported to have caught fire. The smoke is seen billowing from the area. The blasts were so powerful that they were heard far and wide.
Ambulances and rescue teams have been dispatched to the affected site, where residents are struck with fear and shock.
The nature of the blasts and exact number of casualties could not be ascertained as yet. The entire area has been barricaded for traffic.
The blasts occurred with one-minute gap in Federal B. Area Block-20. A blast took place near a tea restaurant at Ancholi Morr and the other at Yousuf Plaza.
Emergency has been imposed in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
The area plunged into darkness after a KESC PMT tripped.
The KESC said that a team was dispatched to the area to restore the supply of electricity.
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