Pakistan: Grenade attack kills several family members, including children
By DW
16 August 2021 |
6:41 am
At least four children died after a grenade attack on a truck in Karachi occurred late on Saturday. The onslaught is being viewed as a way of sabotaging Pakistan's independence day commemorations.
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