Karachi blast????

hey guyz i have just bin watching da news and derz something bout a blast in karachi.

i wanna no wot happened and is ppl from karachi all rite?????

yeah i seen it aswell
my mom is watching the news since morning cause all her relatives are there

i watched there was a romote control bomb under the stage which blow all of it up so the peoples who had realitives that died decided to burn a petrol pump in anger!!!! 😭 😭

I live in Karachi too... 😭 Yes,the blast happened about 4 hours ago.

It happened in a park , where loads of people were gathered, since today happened to be the Birthday of the Holy Prophet. It was a holiday.

Now 55 people have been confirmed dead,about 100 others injured. People have launched into angry protests, burining everything in sight, which includes fire engines, even ambulances. All petrol pumps have been sealed and therz a lot of unrest in the city. All schools will be remained closed tommorow,but hey, id rather study, all this is terrible 😭

Lets hope and pray that things can get back to normal soon.

-Eisha

Originally posted by: Mrs.Eishu.SRK

I live in Karachi too... 😭 Yes,the blast happened about 4 hours ago.

It happened in a park , where loads of people were gathered, since today happened to be the Birthday of the Holy Prophet. It was a holiday.

Now 55 people have been confirmed dead,about 100 others injured. People have launched into angry protests, burining everything in sight, which includes fire engines, even ambulances. All petrol pumps have been sealed and therz a lot of unrest in the city. All schools will be remained closed tommorow,but hey, id rather study, all this is terrible 😭

Lets hope and pray that things can get back to normal soon.

-Eisha

This is so sad and tragic . But why are people burning petrol pumps , fire stations and every thing in site??????????????????????????????????

here is some info i found on BBC website

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Bomb carnage at Karachi prayers

The attack happened as people took part in evening prayers At least 47 people have died in a suspected suicide bombing at a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's birth in southern Pakistan. More than 80 people were injured when the blast ripped apart a wooden 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 went on the rampage in the city, accusing the police of failing to provide adequate security. Three days of mourning has been declared. The attack was condemned by Shia leader Allama Hassan Turabi as well as President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. The blast shook the earth... It was like hell Mohammad Ehtesham Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao confirmed the death toll had risen to 47. He told the BBC the attack appeared to have been carried out by a suicide bomber. Initial reports suggested the bomb had been planted under the wooden stage, but Mr Sherpao said "investigators have found no crater in the ground under the stage". "People sitting on the stage were killed which suggests the bomb was carried by someone on the stage," the minister added. No-one has claimed responsibility for the explosion at what was believed to be the biggest of such events being held in Pakistan. In pictures: Bomb attack Karachi: Volatile metropolis 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. "The blast shook the earth. It was like hell," Mohammad Ehtesham, 70, told Reuters news agency. Sunni Muslim leaders taking part in the ceremony were believed to be among the dead. "I saw body parts everywhere. I saw people collecting body parts and putting them in ambulances," another witness said. 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. 'Nothing is working' 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. 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. "My mother panicked, she was terrified. She went up to a friend's house nearby," she said. "It's not even safe enough for her to cross the road and get a cab home. Nothing is working." The event had been organised by the Sunni organisation Jamaat-e-Ahle Sunnat. The group draws support from the same Sunni community that lost 29 women and children in a stampede during prayers also marking the Prophet's birthday in a Karachi Islamic centre at the weekend. Are you in the area affected by blast? Use the form below to send us your accounts, some of which may be published. You can send pictures or video to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or by mms by dialling +44 (0)7725 100100. You should not endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws.

Yea i m also in Karachi...Its really saddening 😭

I just saw what happen on tv..itz so disturbing n sad 😭