Car Bomb in Karachi

[Specialist One]

KARACHI (Reuters) - A bomb in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi wounded at least 19 people on Saturday, police said, in an apparent attack on Shi'ite Muslims ahead of one of their most important mourning rituals.

The explosion took place outside a Shi'ite Muslim gathering just before the start of Ashura, the Shi'ite calendar's biggest event, which has become a flashpoint for deadly attacks by Sunni militants over recent years.

Senior Police Superintendent Raja Umer Khattab said two policemen were wounded in the blast caused by a homemade bomb. "It looks like a remote controlled or a time device as the blast took place along the roadside," he told Reuters. Police suspected earlier that it was a car bomb.

Police have stepped up security in the run-up to Ashura, whose climax is on Monday. The event draws thousands of people onto the streets in cities across Pakistan.

 

[TaimiKhan]

Half Kilo explosives used, but by the grace of Allah, no major damage or casualties reported.

 

[Naradmuni]

Half Kilo explosives used, but by the grace of Allah, no major damage or casualties reported.

CNG explosion spreads panic in Karachi


KARACHI: A mysterious blast near a graveyard in Karachi has injured at least eight people, said police.

The explosion took place near a cemetery in the Paposh Nagar area of Karachi.

Police said that the blast was caused because of what appeared to be a vehicle with a faulty CNG kit.

The blast stirred panic in the metropolitan which was evident by frantic calls received by the media by scared citizens.

 

[Huda]

ALLAH REHM

 

[TaimiKhan]

CNG explosion spreads panic in Karachi


KARACHI: A mysterious blast near a graveyard in Karachi has injured at least eight people, said police.

The explosion took place near a cemetery in the Paposh Nagar area of Karachi.

Police said that the blast was caused because of what appeared to be a vehicle with a faulty CNG kit.

The blast stirred panic in the metropolitan which was evident by frantic calls received by the media by scared citizens.

19 injured in Karachi car blast
Updated at: 2149 PST, Saturday, December 26, 2009

19 injured in Karachi car blast KARACHI: At least 19 people have been wounded in a car blast at Khilafat Chowk in Paposh Nagar Karachi.

SSP Javed Baloch confirmed that it was a car blast, which went off when a Muharram procession was passing through Paposh Nagar.

The injured have been shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for emergency care.

Police and rangers reached the blast site where rescue services have kick started.

MS Abbasi Shaheed Hospital said that 19 injured, including rangers personnel, women and children, have been brought to the facility. - Geo News

**********************

The half kilo explosive was quoted by Dawn News in their news break.

 

[nightrider_saulat]

nothing any serious kind of terror attacks here
it was just a low scale time bomb blast