Cylinder blasts kill three in Islamabad, injure two in Karachi

In Islamabad the blast took place in a van, while in Karachi it occurred in a shop

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI:
Three people, including two women, were killed when a cylinder exploded in a van they were travelling in on Sunday in Islamabad, Express News reported.

The blast took place at Pir Sohawa. The other passengers have been rescued, according to reports.


Meanwhile, on the same day, two people were injured and seven vehicles were damaged when a fire erupted following a cylinder blast at a LPG shop in Gulshan-e Iqbal area of Karachi.

According to initial reports, the damaged vehicles included five motorcycles and two passenger rickshaws.

The fire that engulfed the shop was controlled soon after the blast.

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