KARACHI: Shops and businesses remained closed across Sindh as people in Hyderabad, Khairpur, Nawabshah, Sukkur, Badin, Dadu, Mirpurkhas and other parts of the province mourned the devastating suicide attack on the main Ashura procession in Karachi.
In Karachi itself, the blast left a devastating effect. The death toll rose to 40 and dozens more remain injured in hospitals.
Majority of shops and markets were closed in the city as fire-fighters were still battling to extinguish the flames that engulfed several markets set ablaze by angry mobs.
On Monday evening, a suicide bomber attacked the main Ashura procession on Karachi's Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road. Thousands of people were moving along the traditional Ashura route when a suicide bomber blew himself up towards the front end of the procession.
In the ensuing melee, several people fled from the scene in a state of panic, while others continued to march towards the Hussainian-Iranian where the procession was to culminate.
After the blast, angry mobs roamed the streets setting fire to nearly 1500 shops and markets. The mobs also torched several vehicles, including police mobiles. — DawnNews
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