LAHORE: Six back-to-back blasts of low intensity happened in Iqbal Town of Lahore within the last 90 minutes, triggering panic and fear among the citizens, Geo News reported Friday.
The latest blast – the sixth – occurred in Samanabad locality at around 12:30am but no loss of life or injury was reported, however, police have cordoned off the area and kicked off rescue and clearance efforts.
The blasts were caused by hand grenades hurled in different locations of Iqbal Town by a suspected person riding a motorbike, police sources said.
According to details, the first blast occurred in an empty plot near crowded Moon Market in Kashmir Block; the second blast hit a car parked outside a house; the third blast occurred near Edhi Center in Kashmir Block located in Iqbal Town; the fourth blast struck outside the residence of a serving DSP again in Iqbal Town and; the fifth and the last blast ripped through Karim Block.
No causalities were reported in these attacks. However, four people were injured.
It may be reminded here that dozens of people were killed in two blasts at Moon Market on December 7 last year.
Earlier, at least 39 people were killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in R A Market near security forces’ convoy.
Overall eight blasts have taken place in Lahore within 10 hours, killing at least 40 people, including security men, and injuring about 100 others.
