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Such TV office boy killed in Pindi attack

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 22 November 2012

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Such TV office boy killed in Pindi attack
A suicide bombing in Rawalpindi during a Moharram procession resulted in the death of Such TV office boy Chaudhry Mohsin. The attack also injured several others.

RAWALPINDI: Chaudhry Mohsin, an office boy working with Such TV in Islamabad was among those killed in a suicide bomb attack Wednesday night in Dhoke Sayyadan area, a JournalismPakistan.com reader has reported.

The attack, targeting a Moharram procession, killed 14 people and injured 35. It came on the heels of two bomb blasts in Karachi near an Imambargah that killed two people and wounded at least 12.

Kiran Khan, a Dunya TV reporter, a technician and some other journalists were injured in the Karachi explosions that occurred in Orangi Town.

Key Points

  • Chaudhry Mohsin was killed in a suicide bombing.
  • The attack targeted a Moharram procession in Rawalpindi.
  • 14 people died and 35 were injured in the attack.
  • Similar bomb blasts in Karachi injured journalists.
  • The incident raises concerns over security during religious events.

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