KARACHI: An explosion inside a house killed two alleged bombmakers and injured two others on Saturday.
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Two blasts occurred within an hour of each other in separate areas of the metropolis, killing three and wounding at least half a dozen people. The first explosion targeted Metropolitan Commissioner Matanat Ali Khan when he along with his security guards was on his way to his office. They were near Essa Nagri when a bomb went off, inuring Khan and four others. The rescue teams shifted the injured to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where one police guard succumbed to his injures during medical treatment, while the rest were admitted with critical wounds. DSP Nasir Lohdi said the bomb was concealed in a motorcycle and weighed around five kilogrammes. It contained nuts, bolts and balls bearings.
The second explosion happened on the third floor of a residential apartment in Patel Para area. According to DIG Tahir Naveed the apartment is owned by a policeman where terrorists were assembling a explosive device when it accidentally exploded. Resultantly two bombmakers died on the spot while three others sustained wounds and were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi. Initial investigation revealed that the bomb did not have pellets. Police believe terrorists used the house as a hideout. |