WORLD : 24 Hurt in South Africa Blast
A powerful bomb blew up today next to a downtown bus terminal used mainly by blacks, injuring at least 24 people. Police blamed right-wing extremists.
The blast on a busy street during the morning rush hour sent concrete and debris hurtling through the air, a police spokesman said.
“There were rocks flying into the air. There was blood everywhere, people screaming and crying,” said Nhlanhla Mbatha, who was waiting in line for a bus when the bomb went off. “It was only black people who got injured.”
Doctors said most of the 24 injuries were not grave. The independent South African Press Assn. said two people were hospitalized.
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