SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
At least ten people were martyred while60mpeople were injured in a powerful blast near an imambargah in the Hayatabad area of the city today.
Heavy firing was also reported, where residents said a thick cloud of smoke had engulfed the Hayatabad’s phase V area. While residents said three explosions took place inside the Imamia Masjid Imambargah at the time of Friday prayers, police did not confirm the blast inside the Shia place of worship.
Security and rescue operation teams were dispatched to the area, with forces cordoning off the site for further inspection.
The attack comes two weeks after a suicide bombing at an imbargah in Shikarpur which killed 61 people, the deadliest sectarian incident to hit the country in nearly two years.
pakistan.shafaqna.com
