Attack on Rangers truck kills four personnel, injures four

The taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.

KARACHI: A bomb attack on a Rangers truck in the Korangi no. 5 area of Karachi on Wednesday killed at least four personnel and injured at least four others, reported Express News.

The blast took place outside the Rangers Headquarters in the area. The headquarters is situated near a residential area.

Express News correspondent Nadeem Khan said that according to bomb disposal squad, a bomb weighing 1.5 kilogrammes was planted near the gate and blew up when the truck neared it. The bomb was also packed with nuts and bolts.

"It was a bomb blast, the target seems to be a van of carrying soldiers," police official Karim Khan told AFP.

"It was an attack on the Rangers' pickup truck," senior police officer Tahir Naveed confirmed.

As a result of the attack, eight Rangers personnel were injured. The injured were moved to the Sindh government hospital and then to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). Four of these though died of their injuries.

Shortly after the blast firing was heard and Rangers cordoned off the area. Heavy contingents of Rangers, police as well as rescue services arrived at the scene.

The bomb disposal squad reached the site almost half an hour after the blast.

The Rangers have been involved in a number of search operations against criminals and militants in the city during recent months.

Taliban claim responsibility for attack

Spokesperson for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan said the Taliban carried out the attack in Korangi as part of its policy to target the security forces.

"We claim responsibility for the attack on the Rangers in Karachi," the TTP spokesperson told The Express Tribune by telephone.

"The targeted security forces are working for a secular system," Ehsan said.

He added that the Taliban will keep on attacking the security forces.