4 parcel bombs go off in Karachi, 12 injured

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Three small parcel bombs exploded in different offices of Karachi Wednesday, injuring dozens.

At least twelve people were injured in the three different explosions that went off within minutes of each other.

Three small parcel bombs exploded within minutes of each other. The first bomb exploded in the Crimes Investigations department at a police station, lightly injuring two policemen. A second went off at a provincial government office and the third at the Artillery Ground police offices, he said.

At the Crime Investigations office, a large pool of blood was on the floor, windows were shattered, and a table blown apart. Eyewitnesses said the bomb blew up in the face of the police official who opened.

The second bomb, which exploded at the provincial government office, appeared to be the largest. The bomb exploded as a security guard was attempting to open the parcel.

Parcel bomb explodes at Karachi police station, several injured
(Updated at 1345 PST)
By Afzal Nadeem
KARACHI: A parcel bomb went off in the police station in Karachi on Wednesday, leaving several policemen injured, sources told.

No deaths were reported and it was not immediately clear how serious the injuries were, Syed Kamal Shah, the Sindh province police chief told THE NEWS.

A policeman opened the parcel and it immediately exploded, wounding several in the Crimes Investigation office of the Karachi police department.

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There is rumor of the 5th one too. I cud not udnerstand what is goin on.

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There is rumor of the 5th one too. I cud not udnerstand what is goin on.
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some groups want police to go high tech and not blindly open the parcels. they try to punish them for whatever reason and making a point here, if police is not safe ? no one else is.

Pakistani law agencies need vigrous training as criminals are not from "lalo khait" but they are fighting with international terrorists.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33599-2002Oct16.html

At least one of the parcels had **“From Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal,” **written on it..

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At least one of the parcels had **"From Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal," **written on it..
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That makes it quite obvious its some prankster, or a third party, trying to capitalize on the worlds hatred for Islamic groups in general.

Most likely MQM bandits, or RAW, gunning for destabilization, before stabilization.

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Postal Employee has been arrested!

Source: Updated News From Jang.

PS, I don't think we should blame MMA without investigation. Name of MMA on the parcel could be a trick within and without Pakistan.

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Yesterday[Oct 15] MMA calls for ties with the USA Source

Today[Oct 16], Bombs went off leaving behind a note from MMA. I don’t think anyone is really stupid enough to understand what is really going on.

Akif:

Isn’t MQM and PPP are making Govt. in Sindh Province?

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funny how this did not make headline news on CNN repeated every 5 minutes.

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funny how this did not make headline news on CNN repeated every 5 minutes.
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I don't understand. Why should it have made the headlines on CNN? I understand it made headlines in CNN-Asia.

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Isn't MQM and PPP are making Govt. in Sindh Province?
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NO!

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I don't understand. Why should it have made the headlines on CNN? I understand it made headlines in CNN-Asia.
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did the bomb blasts in other areas not make it on CNN?

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how naive can one get?

http://www.dawn.com/2002/10/17/top9.htm

*KARACHI, Oct 16: A banned religious group, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, has claimed responsibility for the three parcel bomb explosions which caused injuries to eight policemen and an employee of a courier service here on Wednesday afternoon. *

just one of the kashmiri “freedom fighter” groups doing what they do in srinagar in their home-town karachi.

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I don't understand. Why should it have made the headlines on CNN? I understand it made headlines in CNN-Asia.
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Even muggings by Palestinains in Israel make it on CNN as "Breaking News".