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Blast kills boy in southeast Pakistan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-05-06 15:04
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ISLAMABAD - A boy was killed in a blast in southeast Pakistan's city of Bahawalnagar on Thursday, a local TV channel reported.

The blast took place outside a wall of the cantonment area of the city, Punjab province. It was caused by a detonated grenade, the private TV Express reported.

The body of the 15-year-old boy was shifted to a nearby hospital. Police cordoned off the site after the explosion and started investigating.

According to the initial details local police reported that the blast was suicide in nature.