Moon Market Twin Blast

A MESSAGE FOR ALL BASTARD TERRORISTS
From the Peoples of Islamic Republic of Pakistan

"WE WILL NOT SURRENDER AGAINST YOU"

The twin blasts, which took place within a radius of 30 metre, also caused a massive fire in a crowded shopping mall known as Moon Market located at Western Lahore’s Town Allama Iqbal Town. The blasts knocked out electricity supply.

Monday’s strike was the second terrorist attack in Iqbal Town. On August 13, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the same market, killing nine people, including two children. Think this site is targeted by militants due to the reason that lots of Film and stage actors are living in this area. This area is also famous for cocotte’s activity.

One of my friends’ son was there for shopping purpose. His driver was sitting in car during the explosion car damaged and driver killed while my friend’s son was missed. Report immediately registered in security agencies. After some of hard efforts his son recovered from the explosion site. Meanwhile the news comes to me from my friend that one of a deaf girl with her mother also killed in this twin blast incident.

Till to now the death toll raised up to 50 as fire-fighters struggled to put out the blaze to rescue the trapped people till late in the night. Fire was very sharp and its also a factor that market has no wide walk ways and roads. In tight streets lots of peoples lost their lives.

Rescue teams retrieved several charred bodies from the building. A number of the injured people taken to different city hospitals were said to be in a critical condition.

According to police, the first blast took place outside a bank and the other near a police station. People ran for their lives as the two blasts took place within a few seconds at about 8.45pm.

Punjab Police SSP (operations) told to reporters that the first blast had been carried out by a suicide bomber. The Iqbal Town SP said police had recovered some body parts, including the head and legs of the suspected bomber. He said police had also seized a damaged motorcycle allegedly used for planting a time device.

However, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and senior officials insisted that the blasts could have been triggered remotely. The Commissioner Lahore Khusro Pervez blamed India for the blasts. But the law minister of Punjab Government said that militants from Waziristan were involved.

A number of shops in the market were destroyed and windowpanes of nearby buildings and houses shattered. Dozens of cars and motorcycles were damaged.Most people falling prey to the bloody attacks were either shopping or dining out at the time of the incident.

The blasts were heard in a radius of a few kilometres. Panic gripped the area and all major markets in the city were closed. Traders announced closure of the market on Tuesday in protest against the incident. People accused police of not taking effective precautionary measures despite threats that terrorists could target markets in the city.

‘I was passing through the market when the first blast took place outside the MCB Bank, where people were enjoying their food,’ said Mohammad Qaiser, A resident of Sabzazar Colony. Soon after the blast I found at least 10 people lying on the ground with blood and limbs strewn all around,’ he added.

Imran Hussian, a shopkeeper, said, ‘I was outside the shop when a huge blast shook the entire market. A few seconds later, another explosion was heard on the outskirts of the market.’ He said he and other people ran for their lives. ‘When we returned after some time, we saw the injured screaming and crying for pain. A big fire erupted in the market,’ he said.

Meanwhile, police set up pickets across the city and rounded up several suspects for investigation.