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26 injured in bomb blast

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD, APRIL 23. At least 26 people were injured, two of them seriously, when a crude homemade bomb exploded in the crowded vegetable and fruit market of the national capital early this morning.

According to the police the bomb hidden in a cart exploded around 7.15 a.m. A small truck was destroyed. Fortunately the damage appears to be limited.

The explosion, second in recent months, should be a matter of concern to the authorities in Islamabad. Following a similar explosion in September last year the police had enforced stringent security measures and closed down a popular market in the heart of the capital dominated by Afghan refugees.

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