30 injured in grenade attack at rally in Pakistan
- Update Time : Thursday, August 6, 2020
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At least 30 people were injured in a grenade attack on a rally in Karachi of Pakistan on Wednesday.
The wounded were rushed to different hospitals, where one was in a critical condition, an official from the provincial health department said.
“A grenade was lobbed in the rally, causing several casualties,” Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon told Reuters.
The attack was claimed by Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA), a separatist outfit that has become active in the past months.
The Karachi rally, organised by Jamaat-e-Islami, a religious right party, was called off after the attack.
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