Pakistan: 10 killed, several injured in mini-truck explosion during I-Day celebrations

Karachi, Aug 14 (UNI) As many as 10 people were killed and several others injured when a mini truck exploded in this Pakistan city during the Independence Day celebration on Saturday night.
As per the initial investigations by authorities, the explosion has been determined to be a grenade attack, Pakistan’s Geo TV reported.
The media channel quoted Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Police Imran Yaqoob saying that in the incident, which took place at around 2130 hrs, a grenade was used, as established by remnants found from the site of the explosion.

KARACHI, PAKISTAN, MARCH 02: Victims of a bomb blast outside the US Consulate lie in hospital on March 2, 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan. A car bomb killed an American and at least four other people on Thursday, but Bush said ‘ terrorists and killers’ would not stop his scheduled visit to Pakistan. (Photo by Syed Zargham/Getty Images)

“We cannot concretely say who was behind the attack. It may be a family dispute, which we are trying to ascertain, or it may be an act of terrorism. But unless we have solid evidence, we cannot provide a final verdict on this. It will be premature to say anything at this stage,” he said.
The AIG said that the police are trying to determine whether the grenade was already present inside the truck or whether it was tossed at the vehicle, adding that it would be “premature” to say anything at this point.
The Civil Hospital administration confirmed receiving nine bodies and 10 injured people — two of whom are in critical condition. The deceased include five women and four children.