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03-09-2017, 09:05 AM
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Gas Leak Explosion from a Cooking Cylinder Leaves 7 Dead
A Pakistani minister said investigators have concluded a deadly explosion on Feb. 23 in the city of Lahore was caused by a gas leak from a cooking cylinder - not a bomb as stated earlier by officials. The explosion killed at least seven people in a posh area of the eastern city and was caused by a bomb planted at the market, multiple police and administration officials said. But authorities revised their assessment at a press conference in Lahore on Friday. "Yesterday's explosion was an accident. It was not caused by explosives or a result of terrorism," Punjab's Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said. "The presence of gas cylinders and leakage has been confirmed on the site. We got the forensic report this morning and the results and conclusions are that there was no indication of explosives or related materials." Sanaullah blamed the confusion on chaos in the aftermath of the incident. Reports of a second blast in the Gulberg area were later retracted by government officials, who said a tyre blowout caused the loud sound. The incident underscored growing nervousness across the country after a series of assaults shook Pakistan after a prolonged lull in violence. Direct aftermath video. |
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03-10-2017, 04:12 AM
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Re: Gas Leak Explosion from a Cooking Cylinder Leaves 7 Dead
Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic. It's motto is Faith, Unity, Discipline. The capital city is Islamabad. The largest city is Karachi. The population is just over 200 million.
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