17 dead in Pakistani explosion

Posted: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 1:07 AEDT At least 17 people, including two schoolboys, were killed on Tuesday when a container packed with explosives blew up at a dry docks in north-eastern Pakistan, police said.

Sorry for posting that. I didn't realise they weren't astronauts.

N.B. Haloscan and Shoutbox commenting are being right arseholes at the moment.

N.B.2. Shoutbox seems to be back in the land of the living. Halosan is a bit netherworldish. Some recent comments appear to have spontaneously combusted. "Haloscan: Latest News: Server work in progress Thanks for your patience. 2/5/03"