孟加拉首都達卡7日一棟商業樓發生爆炸,目前已知造成至少17人身亡。(美聯社)
孟加拉首都達卡市(Dhaka)鬧區一棟商業大樓7日下午發生爆炸,目前造成至少17人死亡,其中包括兩名婦女,另有超過140人受傷,死傷人數恐持續增加,而爆炸原因也仍在調查中。
A blast inside a seven-story building at a crowded market area in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka killed at least 15 people and injured several others https://t.co/5nG8go0VVg pic.twitter.com/OvoqargQQy
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 7, 2023
新德里電視台(NDTV)報導,孟加拉當地時間7日下午4時50分(台灣時間6時50分)左右,達卡市(Dhaka)古里斯丹區(Gulistan)一棟5層的建築物內發生爆炸,旁邊的7層大樓也受波及。
當地消防單位表示,到目前為止他們已經找到16具屍體,但隨著救援行動的進行,傷亡人數可能會上升。最新消息指出,有一人在醫院因重傷不治身亡,使死亡人數增至17人。
有關當局正在調查爆炸原因,以釐清爆炸是由於蓄意破壞行為還是意外事故,而當地居民懷疑是建築物內非法儲存的化學品,引發爆炸,這棟建築物主要作為商辦混合之用。
Building blast in #Dhaka kills sever people today.
— RASHAD Ahamad (@RashadAhamad_BD) March 7, 2023
Explosion at the five storey building housed a private bank and several shops on the ground floor of the building. pic.twitter.com/UBtC0JHqGb
Bangladesh: At least four people were killed and close to 100 people injured in an explosion that took place near the BTRC bus counter in the Gulistan area of Old Dhaka. The incident took place around 5 p.m. local time in a multi-storied building in Gulistan area of #Dhaka. pic.twitter.com/pCddFgMsh2
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) March 7, 2023