Suicide blast in Karachi leaves 11 police officers dead 36 injured

[pak-marine]

Suicide blast in Karachi leaves 11 police officers dead, injures at least 36 others
By Web Desk
Published: February 13, 2014

Express News screengrab.

KARACHI: A suicide blast in Karachi near a police bus killed 11 police officers and injured at least 36 others, Express News reported on Thursday.

The explosion took place near the gate of Razzaqabad Police Training Center in Shah Latif Town area of the city just as a police bus was leaving the premises.

There were more than 50 police officers in the police bus when the incident occurred. The vehicle was completely destroyed in the explosion.

According to initial details, 10 to 15 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the blast.

It was reported that eight of the injured were in critical condition.

The injured were taken to Jinnah Hospital and other local hospitals for medical assistance. Emergency has been declared at Jinnah Hospital.

Civilians were also injured in the blast.

Rangers and police have reached the blast site, cordoned off the area and started a search operation.

As a result of the blast there was a traffic jam on National Highway.

 

[ashish1]

RIP.....

 

[pak-marine]

RIP ... another day , another cowardly strike , more pakistanis dead , more talks with savages ...

 

[SpArK]

RIP....

 

[ashish1]

Karachi is the financial capital of Pakistan.isnt it??

 

[Puchtoon]

Inna illa wa inna illa rajiun

 

[humanfirst]

Rip..extra measures should be taken to protect financial capital..

 

[lightoftruth]

RIP

 

[Gautam]

Rest in Peace.

Who did this??

 

[Sinnerman108]

Rest in Peace.

Who did this??

Possibly Taliban ... maybe the MQM !

Both of these parties have the most to gain with absence of law and law enforcers.

 

[OrionHunter]

I thought there were peace talks going on between the Govt and the TTP? So WTF are these Yahoos up to?

 

[Foo_Fighter]

I thought there were peace talks going on between the Govt and the TTP? So WTF are these Yahoos up to?

During peace they are blasting one a day... I wonder what will happen when the peace talks are over?

RiP to the dead!

 

[ranjeet]

RIP

 

[ExtraOdinary]

I thought there were peace talks going on between the Govt and the TTP? So WTF are these Yahoos up to?

Terror has become decentralized, they operate like franchises. No one group has control over the other. Or maybe I am wrong and this is a powerplay kind of a thing by these guys. How the hell can anyone talk to these monsters.

 

[W.11]

Possibly Taliban ... maybe the MQM !

Both of these parties have the most to gain with absence of law and law enforcers.

ok @pak-marine @Patriots