Six killed in Allahabad blast: Report

Dead includ­e 4 childr­en, 2 women, 12 people report­edly injure­d.

At least six people were killed, including four children and two women, in a blast in the Kareli area of Allahabad, India, on Wednesday, reported ZeeNews.

According to the report, 12 people also sustained injuries in the attack. The area was cordoned off and an investigation was initiated into the incident.

Eye-witnesses were quoted as saying that a bomb was planted in a garbage dump, and a few children were playing nearby when the blast occurred.

The nature of the blast remains unknown.