People and paramilitary personnel clear the rubble after a blast in an industrial area in Karachi, Pakistan December 18, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -At least 15 people were killed and 16 others injured in an explosion on Saturday at a bank branch in Karachi's industrial area, police said.
A senior police officer said the blast at a branch of Habib Bank Limited, Pakistan's largest lender, could have been caused by a gas leak, Sarfaraz Nawaz also told reporters that the building appeared to have been constructed over a sewage drain.
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