Blast in Karachi injures 18
Police recover evidence of ball bearings from the site of the blast.
Three cars were damaged by the blast in Mehmoodabad, Karachi. PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI:
A blast early Thursday morning in the Mehmoodabad area of Karachi left at least 18 people injured and destroyed three vehicles, Express News reported.
The injured, including one woman and six children, were shifted to the Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Center. Dr Seemin Jamali said the injured sustained pellet wounds, but none were in critical condition.
The blast occurred in an abandoned red Charade that was parked outside Sitara Bakery, according to SHO Ashfaq Baloch. As it exploded, passersby traveling on the road were injured.
The owner of the car, along with three other accomplices, was arrested hours after the blast.
According to initial findings, bomb disposal experts said an improvised explosive device (IED) containing ball bearings was used. They added that it was a low intensity blast in which two kilogrammes of explosives were detonated by a timer.
DSP Altaf Hussain said there was no political party's office located within the vicinity of the blast site.
Note: This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
A blast early Thursday morning in the Mehmoodabad area of Karachi left at least 18 people injured and destroyed three vehicles, Express News reported.
The injured, including one woman and six children, were shifted to the Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Center. Dr Seemin Jamali said the injured sustained pellet wounds, but none were in critical condition.
The blast occurred in an abandoned red Charade that was parked outside Sitara Bakery, according to SHO Ashfaq Baloch. As it exploded, passersby traveling on the road were injured.
The owner of the car, along with three other accomplices, was arrested hours after the blast.
According to initial findings, bomb disposal experts said an improvised explosive device (IED) containing ball bearings was used. They added that it was a low intensity blast in which two kilogrammes of explosives were detonated by a timer.
DSP Altaf Hussain said there was no political party's office located within the vicinity of the blast site.
Note: This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.