Pakistani security personnel gather at the site of a bomb in the city of Rawalpindi that killed one person and wounded ten. ISLAMABAD: At least one person was killed and a dozen others wounded in a rare bomb blast in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Friday , officials said.
Rawalpindi, Pakistan's fourth-largest city, is known for its military garrison and adjoins the capital Islamabad.The explosion took place Friday evening at a popular market, a stone's throw from Pakistan's heavily guarded military headquarters. "One killed, while 12 others were injured in an explosion. The explosive was planted in an electric pole", Rawalpindi police spokesman Sajjad ul Hassan told AFP.The bomb exploded at a popular market in Rawalpindi, a stone's throw from Pakistan's heavily guarded military headquarters. An AFP photographer saw broken glass from shop windows at the cordoned-off site. Most shops were already shut at the time of the blast.
This is the first bomb blast in Rawalpindi since 2015, the same year the army intensified a crackdown on militants.Source: AFP/ec
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