Monday, March 4, 2013

Funeral procession comes under fire in Karachi

People raise their hands during the funeral of victims killed from Sunday evenings' car bombing that killed dozens of people, in Karachi on Monday.
AP People raise their hands during the funeral of victims killed from Sunday evenings' car bombing that killed dozens of people, in Karachi on Monday.

According to eyewitnesses, the funeral procession came under heavy firing from all sides in the Sorab Koth area. At least 14 people — including Rangers personnel providing security — were injured in the firing. The procession was targeted en route elsewhere but faced casualties only in the Sorab Koth area.
The death toll in Sunday’s bomb blast in the Shia-dominated Abbas Town area of Karachi climbed to 50 with two people dying when the funeral procession of those killed in the explosion was fired upon on Monday evening. Earlier, ambulances ferrying the dead were also targeted.
According to eyewitnesses, the funeral procession came under heavy firing from all sides in the Sorab Koth area. At least 14 people — including Rangers personnel providing security — were injured in the firing. The procession was targeted en route elsewhere but faced casualties only in the Sorab Koth area.

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