Bomb Found Near U.S. Consulate in Pakistan

5Abi · March 15, 2004, 10:32am

KARACHI, Pakistan - Explosive experts on Monday defused a bomb in a van parked next to the heavily guarded U.S. Consulate in this southern Pakistani city, sparing the building from “big destruction,” police said.

The thwarted attack came just two days ahead of a scheduled visit to Pakistan by Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites). He was due to arrive in the country on Wednesday, but was not scheduled to visit Karachi.

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BoReD_iN_BrIsBaNe · March 15, 2004, 1:33pm

hmmmmm

Haris · March 15, 2004, 2:02pm

God!
good thing the Indian team had left for islamabad already; the US consulate in khi is very close to the hotel they were staying at.

Imdad_Ali · March 15, 2004, 6:27pm

That's a large bomb

The_Jackal · March 16, 2004, 4:49pm

500kg to be exactly and i am not a bomb expert but they damage that would have caused would have been devestating!!! Thank God they disposed of it, and i hope they find the *******s that did this!!!