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35 dead, 63 injured in National Bank blast

Written By Umair Ali Sarwar on Monday, November 2, 2009 | 8:29 PM

RAWALPINDI Nov 2: At least 35 persons were killed and 63 injured in a suicide blast in the parking lot of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here Monday morning, the Rescue 1122 sources told APP Monday evening. It was a payday and a large number of people had queued up outside the Bank’s branch, close to the four star Shalimar Hotel to draw their salaries and pensions. The blast was so powerful that it shattered the windowpanes of several nearby buildings around the parking lot. A thick cloud of smoke rose from the scene after the blast, said an eye witness.

The blast was so powerful that it shattered the windowpanes of several nearby buildings around the parking lot.

A thick cloud of smoke rose from the scene after the blast, said an eye witness.

Meanwhile, the Regional Police Officer has confirmed 30 deaths in the blast.

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