Rahul Gandhi halts carcade, helps man who fell off two-wheeler near Janpath Road
New Delhi, Aug 9: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday halted his carcade to help a man who fell off his two-wheeler near the 10, Janpath Road bungalow of Sonia Gandhi.
In a video, Gandhi can be seen walking away from his carcade, towards the unidentified man whose two-wheeler lay on the road next to him.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident happened when traffic was briefly halted on the road due to a VVIP movement, and he fell off his two-wheeler when it was allegedly hit by a car.
In the video, Gandhi along with security personnel on duty can be seen helping in lifting the vehicle, before it was parked by a bystander on the road side.
Gandhi shook hands with the man while gesturing at another man standing nearby, who in turned gestured with folded hands, before Gandhi returned to his carcade, on way to Parliament.
#WATCH | Delhi | While exiting 10 Janpath, #Congress MP #RahulGandhi, got off his car to inquire on a scooter-rider who got into an accident nearby. pic.twitter.com/AeVvU7lGE7
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5 schoolchildren among 7 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
Islamabad (PTI): At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports.
The blast occurred at 8.35 am near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, Dawn newspaper reported.
“It appears that an IED (improvised explosive device) attached to a motorcycle was detonated near a police mobile,” Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai was quoted as saying in the report.
“So far, seven individuals have been killed, including five school students,” Bazai said. At least 22 people were injured in the attack.
Most of those injured were schoolchildren, Geo News reported, adding that they were shifted to a nearby hospital.
A police van and several auto-rickshaws were damaged in the explosion, according to the report.
An emergency was declared across all Quetta hospitals after the blast, the report said quoting the provincial health department spokesperson, adding that all doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses and other medical staff were summoned.
