Karachi, October 29: Two people were killed and eight people suffered injuries in an explosion caused by gas leakage at a gas station in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Friday night.

The incident happened at a gas station in a densely populated downtown area where several vehicles were being refuelled, Xinhua reported.

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The killed and injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital, the reports added.

Further details are awaited.

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