Bus bombings kill 4 in Pakistan

Four people were killed and nearly 57 injured in two separate bomb attacks on buses ferrying naval personnel to work in Karachi on Tuesday

April 26, 2011 09:28 am | Updated November 17, 2021 07:20 am IST - ISLAMABAD

Volunteers carry a body of a blast victim in Karachi on Tuesday. Bombs planted by the roadside tore through two Pakistani navy buses taking employees to work on Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding more than 50.

Volunteers carry a body of a blast victim in Karachi on Tuesday. Bombs planted by the roadside tore through two Pakistani navy buses taking employees to work on Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding more than 50.

Four people were killed and nearly 57 injured in two separate bomb attacks on buses ferrying naval personnel to work in Karachi on Tuesday. All four killed, including a lady doctor, were naval employees and 50 of the injured also worked for the Pakistan Navy.

The two blasts took place in quick succession; the first in the upmarket Defence Housing Area and the second in the Baldia Town neighbourhood. In both cases, the bomb was planted along the regular route of the bus and detonated by a remote controlled device. While the first bomb was packed into a motorcycle, the second was thrown into a garbage dump.

No terrorist organisation claimed responsibility for the two blasts till evening. Though Karachi is crime-prone and has seen considerable violence in recent months including an explosion at a gambling den last week in an apparent gang war, police suspect Tuesday’s explosions to be the handiwork of terrorists.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.