Bomb carnage In Pakistan

**bigfootedfred** · April 11, 2006, 02:13 PM

A bomb blast at a huge gathering to mark the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's birth
has killed at least 40 people in southern Pakistan.
Many others were injured and it is feared the death toll will rise
after the powerful blast ripped apart a stage where religious leaders were sitting.
Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims had been taking part in evening prayers in Karachi's Nishtar Park at the time.
Angry crowds later turned on the police saying they had not provided security.
Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said 40 people had been confirmed dead in the park blast and the number was likely to rise.
Hospital sources said the death toll had risen to at least 45.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the explosion at what was believed to be the biggest of such events being held in Pakistan.
Karachi has a history of sectarian and ethnic violence, but this is the first time in decades that a religious gathering celebrating the Prophet's birthday has been targeted, the BBC's Zaffar Abbas in Pakistan says.

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Kinda worrying this...

Television pictures showed scores of men clad in long white robes clambering onto the stage to help the victims.
An emergency has been declared at the city's hospitals. Off-duty doctors and paramedics have been called in and appeals are being made for blood.
Twenty-four bodies were reported at one hospital alone.
Anger at the attack spilt over into violence as hundreds of enraged worshippers took to the streets accusing the authorities of failing to provide adequate security.
They hurled rocks at the security forces who fired shots in the air to try and disperse the crowd.
A petrol station as well as cars were burned.
Passenger bus set alight in Karachi
The bomb attack sparked angry scenes in Karachi
Sherbanoo Raza told the BBC her mother had been in her car when it was set alight, along with up to 30 others nearby.