Rangers vehicle targeted in Karachi suicide attack

Police said that body parts - believed to be of the suicide bomber - were found near the site of the blast.


Web Desk February 14, 2014
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KARACHI: A Rangers wing commander's vehicle was targeted in a suicide attack in the Qayyumabad C area of Karachi on Friday, Express News reported.

The vehicle was travelling from Sea View onto Korangi Road when the incident occurred. Korangi's SP Usman Bajwa confirmed that it was a suicide attack.

The suicide bomber was reportedly on foot and was not close to his target when he detonated the explosives.

The vehicle was damaged but police confirmed that Rangers personnel remained unharmed after the blast.

Police said that body parts - believed to be of the suicide bomber - were found near the site of the blast. The body parts have been taken to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center for DNA analysis.

Rangers and police have cordoned off the area and an investigation is ongoing.

COMMENTS (22)

assad | 10 years ago | Reply

@Hipster: Its North Waziristan.

imran ali | 10 years ago | Reply

operation in karachi..against whom......LEA''s busy in arresting innocent people and releasing after taking money..

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