By NNN-PTI
Islamabad : At least eight people were killed and about 10 injured Monday when a bomb ripped through a bus ferrying security personnel near the Pakistani armys headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.
The explosion occurred at 7.15 AM outside the gate of the army’s National Logistics Cell in R A Bazar, a high security area as it is located very close to the General Headquarters.
The powerful blast, which was heard from several kilometres away, hurled the bus several feet away and completely destroyed it. Several cars and motorcycles were also damaged, eyewitnesses said.
At least eight persons were killed and about 10 injured in the attack, TV channels reported.
Rescue workers and ambulances rushed to the site soon after the blast, and security forces cordoned off the area. Journalists and passers-by were prevented from going to the site as investigators scoured the area for clues.
The Combined Military Hospital and other army installations are located in the area crossed by scores of security personnel going to work.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The same area had witnessed a suicide bombing on Sept 4 last year.