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Two injured in hand grenade attack in Karachi
Attackers rode a motorbike, threw hand grenade at a car.
Attackers rode a motorbike, threw hand grenade at a car. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI: Two people were injured when the car they were traveling in was attacked by a hand grenade near the Gulberg Raheem Hospital in Karachi, Express News reported on Wednesday.
The attackers, riding a motorbike, threw a hand grenade at a car which on explosion injured the passengers. The car was also badly damaged in the blast.
A heavy police contingent reached the crime scene including DIG Naeem Akram Borkha who inspected the area.
The injured were identified as Salman Baloch and Rizwan and are said to be affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party.
According to Express News correspondent Nadeem Ahmed, the injured were shifted to a local hospital and are in a serious condition.
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DIG has already clarified that it was NOT a hand grenade attack, but Salman Baloch and his friend Rizwan Balouch are arms and ammunition dealers and they were travelling with some explosive material in the car which exploded during the journey.
ET should correct and update the news for its valued reeaders.Recommend
it wasn’t hand grenade attack, DIG West says explosive was inside Dash board of PPP leader’s car
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@Mohammad Ali Siddiqui: wow, you believe in the DIG! Btw, can anyone in Gulberg (Karachi – Central) say something that irks ‘bhai’?
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