Three Killed, Dozens Injured in Karachi Blast

At least three people were killed and dozens of others were injured in two back-to-back blasts near a unit of office of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Azizabad in Karachi.
Reportedly the first blast struck near MQM Unit 153 office located in Azizabad, just a couple of kilometers away from its headquarter, while the second one tore through the same area about 30 minutes later, ( Geo) News reported.

The second bomb was be even deadlier as it went off as the rescuers, law enforcers, volunteers, and mediamen thronged the attack site. DIG of Police (West) Zafar Bukhari first said it was a suicide attack, however, later it was found out to be an improvised explosive device (IED) concealed in a concrete block, which was detonated either by a cell phone signal or a remote control.

The Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility of today’s bombings, just the way it did in the past weeks following similar attacks.

The police said the improvised explosive device (IED), which detonated first was planted in a rickshaw, a modus operandi the terrorists reportedly used in some of their early attacks in Karachi.

A series of bombings in recent weeks have targeted offices and candidates of MQM, Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), most of which took place in Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta in the run-up to the May 11 general elections.