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A state cylinder detonation aboriginal Sunday aft a wedding reception astatine a location successful Pakistan's superior killed astatine slightest 8 people, including the bride and groom, constabulary and officials said.
The blast occurred arsenic guests who had gathered to observe the mates were sleeping astatine the house, causing portion of the location to collapse, according to the Islamabad police. Seven radical were injured.
In a statement, constabulary said the detonation occurred successful a residential country successful the bosom of the city. A authorities administrator, Sahibzada Yousaf, said authorities were alerted astir the blast aboriginal Sunday and officers are inactive investigating. He said immoderate adjacent homes were besides damaged.
Injured radical were trapped nether the rubble and had to beryllium carried retired connected stretchers by rescue workers, BBC News reported. Three neighboring houses were besides damaged.
Hanif Masih, the begetter of the groom, said his woman and sister-in-law were besides killed successful the explosion, BBC News reported.
Mourners respond aft the decease of their relatives pursuing a almighty state cylinder detonation astatine a wedding relation successful a vicinity of Islamabad connected January 11, 2026.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief implicit the nonaccomplishment of lives and offered condolences to the victims' families, according to a statement from his office. He directed wellness authorities to guarantee the injured person the champion imaginable attraction and ordered a afloat investigation.
Sharif "prays for the speedy betterment of the injured," his bureau said.
Many Pakistani households trust connected liquefied petroleum state cylinders due to the fact that of debased earthy state pressure, and specified cylinders person been linked to deadly accidents caused by state leaks. Police said investigations were ongoing.
In his statement, Sharif directed his medication to "educate citizens astir information measures" successful the usage of state cylinders.
In 2005, gas cylinders exploded successful the basement of an flat gathering successful Pakistan, causing the three-story operation to collapse. At slightest 25 radical were killed successful that incident.
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