Suicide attack in Karachi, 8 killed including woman

Peshawar : Pakistan | Sep 18, 2011 at 9:13 PM PDT

By musarrat ullah jan

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Karachi, 19 September 2011: suicide bomber hit the police officer house in Karachi city , in result 5 police cops , 3 civilian including woman and child were killed in attack. Several people were injured in a car bomb attack targeting a senior police official in the Darakshan area of Karachi on Monday.

According to report from the blast site said at least 8 people had been killed. The explosion left an eight feet crater in the ground. The blast occurred outside the house of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Crime Investigation Department (CID) Chaudhry Aslam. The house, nearby buildings and vehicles in the area were severely damaged after the blast.

Police confirmed that suicide attack and suicide bomber used vehicle to hit the house of police officer. Vehicle was full of explosive. Rangers and police have cordoned off the area.

musarrat ullah jan is based in Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.

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