Thursday, October 15, 2009 KOHAT/Pakistan: At least 8 persons have been killed in a suicide blast on Saddar police station, Kohat, whereas many others sustained injuries Thursday. According to Geo News, eyewitness told a suicide bomber rammed the police station building with his explosive-laden white wagon resulting in an ear-splitting blast. The blast severely damaged the police station building and rocked the area. According to hospital sources, over 12 persons have received injures. The killed and injured include policemen and common people. The injured have been transferred to District Hospital Kohat and Liaqat Hospital and security officials have sealed the area. Meanwhile, bomb-disposal squad has reached the spot for investigations.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
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