Four injured in blast in Gujarat town

Rajkot, Mar 10: Four persons were injured, two of them seriously, in a blast at a scrapyard in Bhawaninagar area, commonly known as Mafatiapara, near Halvad town in Surendrangar district.

They were injured by splinters that flew from an object, which after the blast appeared like a bomb or a teargas shell, police said.

The condition of Yaqoob and his son Haroon is said to be very critical. They were first rushed to the nearest Morbi hospital, from where they were later shifted to the Civil hospital.

Yaqoob's wife Fatimabibi and another person, Jinabhai Shankarbhai, who were also working at the scrapyard, escaped with minor injuries.

UNI

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