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The Big Bang Theory: When an 'explosion' in Karachi sent Twitter into a tizzy

Twitter was abuzz with questions, one even came up with a bizarre theory behind the bang

Entertainment Desk September 03, 2015

Twitter was a buzz with questions and bizarre theories behind the bang.

Tuesday night was a typical one for the residents of North Nazimabad... till they heard a loud noise! Now in a city like Karachi where we're used to such sounds, this one seemed to have garnered quite a bit of attention and people started wondering what it could be.

Twitter was abuzz with questions, one even came up with a bizarre theory behind the bang. Here are a few we interesting tweets we have compiled:

The curious case of the North Nazimabad blast:

The curious case of a bang #Karachi #NorthNazimabad #KarachiBlast
— Dabeer Hemani (@dabbyman) September 1, 2015

The case of mysterious bang, heard across the city.... Heard it while I was at press club, still unclear what it was. #Karachi
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) September 1, 2015

What was that :0 bang :0 #karachi
— Ozairayyy (@ozairsoni) September 1, 2015

The bang heard in Karachi is getting mysterious.
— Shaheer Adil Azeem (@ShaheerAzeem) September 1, 2015

Still no news about that Karachi bang ?
— ارتضیٰ (@Itaza) September 1, 2015

The clueless informer:
https://twitter.com/khalidkhan787/status/638764956544991232
https://twitter.com/khalidkhan787/status/638769101351944192

The prompt microblogger:

Heard a loud bang #KARACHI
— imran ahmed siddiqui (@dr_imran) September 1, 2015

The do-er:

Reportedly huge bang is heard rangers helpline 1101 is busy#Karachi
— Malik. (@NavazMalik) September 1, 2015

The weak-hearted:

Plane crash/truck bomb/explosion during a raid. The bang that rocked #Karachi remains a mystery. It should remain like it if necessary.
— سہیل | Sohail (@SohailAnwer) September 1, 2015

The slapstick:

Could it be that the promised alien invasion of Karachi has started with a bang?
— Musharraf Ali Farooqi (@microMAF) September 1, 2015

The realist:
https://twitter.com/Nidabutt9/status/639113623747579904

The information transmitter:

#Pakistan Air #Force: #Plane #Crossed #Sound #Barrier, #Loud #Bang #Heard in #Karachi was due to ... http://t.co/ww2Q3RlrWR #KarachiPost
— Sylps (@newzlasz) September 1, 2015

@Fairy_zeeco The loud bang heard across the #Karachi was due to a sonic boom caused by an overflying #PAF fighter jet
— B I L A L K H A N (@Bilalkhan615) September 1, 2015

Pakistan Air Force soon cleared the air and informed worried citizens of Karachi that one of their planes crossed the sound barrier causing the noise: