Things ‘Flare’ Up: Scrap dealer, son injured in ‘blast’

The explosion took place when he was trying to break the flares sold to him by a fisherman.


Our Correspondent May 22, 2013

KARACHI: A scrap dealer and his son were injured in an explosion at a shop in Rehri Goth on Tuesday.

The injured were identified as Munir Ahmed Shah, 55, and his son, Asif, 25.

Police officials said that Shah ran a scrap shop and the explosion took place when he was trying to break the flares sold to him by a fisherman, Khan Mohammad.

The police have apprehended the fisherman who told them he found 15 flares from the sea.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2013.

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