Four injured in Karachi blast
Explosion reported in the Sohrab Goth area, Super Highway blocked for traffic.
Explosion reported in the Sohrab Goth area, Super Highway blocked for traffic. PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI:
At least four people were injured in a blast in the Sohrab Goth area near Al-Asif Square in Karachi on Wednesday, reported Express News.
Police and rescue services have left for the site of the incident.
According to initial reports, a bomb was planted on a parked motorcycle outside a mosque in Jannat Gul Town.
The blast took place when people were leaving the mosque after attending Asr prayers.
The injured have been shifted to a nearby private hospital.
The Super Highway and other surrounding roads have been blocked for traffic, Geo News reported.
Karachi has been at the centre of extreme violence in the past year with targeted killings and bomb blasts frequently taking several lives. The bomb blasts targeting security personnel and the minority Shia community in the city have often been claimed by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
At least four people were injured in a blast in the Sohrab Goth area near Al-Asif Square in Karachi on Wednesday, reported Express News.
Police and rescue services have left for the site of the incident.
According to initial reports, a bomb was planted on a parked motorcycle outside a mosque in Jannat Gul Town.
The blast took place when people were leaving the mosque after attending Asr prayers.
The injured have been shifted to a nearby private hospital.
The Super Highway and other surrounding roads have been blocked for traffic, Geo News reported.
Karachi has been at the centre of extreme violence in the past year with targeted killings and bomb blasts frequently taking several lives. The bomb blasts targeting security personnel and the minority Shia community in the city have often been claimed by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).