Police defuse bomb planted at MQM candidate's residence in Karachi
Hidayat Masih finds suspicious material lying on roof of his in Gulistan-e-Jauhar
A bomb concealed in a bottle was found lying on MQM candidate's rooftop. PHOTO: Karachi police
Hidayat Masih, an MQM candidate for the upcoming local bodies’ election, called the police after finding suspicious material lying at his rooftop, which later turned out to be a bomb.
Police soon reached the site, evacuated the nearby houses and called the BDS.
SHO Gulsitan-e-Jauhar Javed Jalbani said the bomb was concealed in a bottle with two batteries were attached to it, and weighed around 500gms.
Further investigation is underway, added the SHO.
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