A minor girl child was killed and nine people, including women, sustained injuries when unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade on a police mobile near an Imambargah at Aisha Manzil area on Tuesday.
According to sources, the assailants tossed a bag containing a hand grenade from a flyover, targeting a police patrol van near an Imambargah at Aisha Manzil. Nine people, including women, who stood at the entrance of imambargah suffered injuries while a nine-month-old child identified as Batool received fatal injuries.
The blast, that was heard far and wide, also damaged a vehicle parked nearby.
The injured were rushed to a local hospital for treatment.