2 bombs went off in Karachi busy commercial area

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Allah rehem fermaye, 6 innocent people were killed and several injured.

**KARACHI: At least six people including a young girl were killed when two bombs went off in a busy commercial area in Karachi on Tuesday,
police and hospital officials said.
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The bombs went off in quick succession in the usually crowded Hyderi Market](http://dawncompk.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/hyderi-blast-karachi-google-map-670.jpg)in central Karachi during the evening rush hour, police officer Azam Khan said.
One bomb exploded near a dustbin and three minutes later another went off at the main parking lot in which about a dozen vehicles were damaged, he said.
“We suspect the bomb was planted in a car or a motorbike parked in the area.

“Casualties were caused by the second blast,” he added, confirming that at least six people were killed including a nine-year-old girl.
More than 18 others have been wounded.

Karachi city police chief Iqbal Mehmood said: “The blast occurred at a place from where we had recovered and safely defused a heavy bomb last month.
“I can’t say which terrorist organisation or individuals are behind this at this point of time,” he said, adding that investigations were ongoing.
The powerful blasts were heard several kilometres away, residents said.

The casualties were taken to the local Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Doctor Mohammad Shafqat, confirming the toll, said: “We have received bodies of six blast victims.”

He added that there were 18 injured, including three women and one child.

“We are compiling the figures of deaths and injured,”
Provincial Health Minister Saghir Ahmed said, adding that emergency has been declared in all state run hospitals in the city.

“The blast was caused by an improvised explosive device carrying at least eight kilogrammes of explosives,” bomb disposal squad official Abdul Hameed said.

“Both bombs were planted, one was on a motorcycle and another on a pushcart abandoned nearby,” provincial police chief Fayyaz Laghari said.
Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing.

Six dead, several injured as twin bombs hit Karachi market | DAWN.COM

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city of lights has turned into valley of death...........najane kis ki nazer legh gaye humare sheher ko

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Unbelievable. It was neither a sectarian attack nor a political attack. It was just a random act of terrorism against Karachi.

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nobody claimed the responsibility, but seems like TTP is behind this attack.

in other news, 3 were injured in hand grenade attack outside some political party office

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Very sad :(

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^^

How great is the phantom of TTP, it conveniently absolves the authorities from the responsibility of an investigation to reach the true culprits. World has found a dumpster where filth of all the crimes against humanity can be dumped, no one would question who is behind the act.

Sadly, an omnipresent terrorist suites us all

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it doesnt look like a political/sectarian attack, chances are most likely ttp is behind this, as they are active in parts of Karachi, they have their network of operatives in Karachi, just yesterday two TTP guys were arrested.

khair, lets see what comes out of the investigation.

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Weren't several threatening letters sent by Taliban/extremists to the Dolmen center in the past? A bomb was found and defused not long ago.

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Allah Pak Reham karain Pakistan par :(

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Ya Allah, Pakistan pe rehem farmana!! Amen.

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Inna lilahe Wa inna alahe rajoon,
I read half post and then I was scrolling down,I saw one name in this post and I was numb for a while :frowning:
But thanks GOD when I read complete line I realize what it was :frowning:

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Really sad :(

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Inna Lillahe wa InnaElehi Rajuen. God know when and how this all gonna finish.

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It looks like Bohris were the target this time. Jihad continues.

Rush hour terror: 8 dead as twin blasts rip through Karachi market – The Express Tribune

**KARACHI: **Eight people were killed and twenty four injured when two improvised explosive devices ripped through a quiet Bohri community centre in quick succession in the Hyderi area where just one month ago another bomb had been found and defused.

The first bomb, planted next to a tree and triggered by a remote-control device, went off at 7.30 pm behind Dolmen Centre, according to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) West Akram Naeem Bharoka.
The bomb was planted just a couple of hundred metres from the area’s Bohri Jamaat Khaana and people were returning from their prayers at the time of the first blast during rush hour. As people fled towards the middle of the street where food vendors, shops and flats are located, the second bomb planted in a motorcycle went off — causing the bulk of the casualties.
“This is where we eat, where we chat, where we meet at night. The bomb went off right next to an ice cream vendor and at that very time a young girl was buying an ice cream cone from there,” Mohammad Mustafa, a resident of the area told The Express Tribune.
According to the DIG, both explosive devices had approximately three kilogrammes of explosives in it and were filled with ball bearings.
“What is extraordinary is the high density of pellets used in these blasts. There were at least five to eight kilogrammes of pellets in each bomb, which is something we don’t usually see. It was a high-intensity blast,” Bharoka revealed.
The walls of the surrounding buildings were pockmarked from the pellets up to the third and fourth floors with some holes easily measuring four to five inches in diameter.
The motorbike that was used in the second blast had been traced by the police and belonged to Hanif, a resident of Lines Area. Police sources added that the bike had been stolen from its owner last month in Rizvia but authorities had failed to complete the FIR.
Most residents of the area – predominantly Bohris – were in shock. “These people keep to themselves and don’t have a conflict with anyone. They don’t say anything against Shias or Sunnis,” a resident told The Express Tribune. “But it is clear that they were targeting the community.”
DIG Bharoka confirmed that most of those dead and wounded belonged to the Bohri community and that “this was a clear case of them being targeted” but the officer did not provide any motive as to why this was the case.
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah also took notice of the incident and sought a report from IG Sindh.
Bharoka said the blasts shared similarities, in structure of the bomb and the techniques used, to the explosion that took place near the Chinese Consulate in Clifton late July and said the two incidents might be linked.
Meanwhile, MQM chief Altaf Hussain strongly condemned the bomb blasts and expressed grief on the deaths and injuries caused. He termed the incident “a blatant act of terrorism”.
He said that terrorist elements wanted to create confusion in the country by giving way to uncertainty in Karachi. He offered condolences to the grieving families and demanded serious action against the perpetrators from the government.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Rehman Malik ordered the formation of a joint committee to investigate the twin blasts. According to a press release, the committee would be led by the Karachi Police IG. Rangers and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) representatives will be part of it. Malik directed the FIA to send their teams to the locations and collect evidence.

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now they are going to start targeting Bohris?
no limit to their insanity!

for how long these senseless killings will continue, govt just forms a committee and nothing ever comes out of that.
sick of these commisions/committees.

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extremely sad incident

my condolence to the affected families.

however I have been feeling after this and the factory fire incident that we the people of Karachi only feels the pain of Karachi the rest of the nation and world remains unaffected (you can throw all your rotten tamatars at me for saying this)

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I know what u mean, people who live in Karachi only know how they feel when they go out,

My prayers are with people of karachi and pakistan.

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Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

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This could be one of the reasons - I had a meeting with some bohri vendors two days ago , which they requested to postpone , as the son of their religious leader was visiting karachi .

Don't know whether he is still in town or not !

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^ He is gone.

This is what my bohri colleagues told me.