One killed, two injured in bomb blast outside Karachi University

At least one person was killed and two others injured in a blast outside the Karachi University on Saturday.

According to police, a powerful bomb planted with a tree outside the KU Silver Jubilee gate exploded as soon as a Rangers vehicle reached the scene. The Rangers vehicle was partially damaged but the driver managed to take away the vehicle.

Dense clouds of smoke and dust were witnessed at the scene after the bomb blast. According to police officials, the blast was aimed to target Rangers personnel.

A motorcyclist passing nearby the scene was killed and two other passers-by were injured as a result of the blast. The injured were shifted to hospital for treatment.

Several vehicles present near the blast scene were damaged and windowpanes of surrounding houses were also smashed due to intensity of the blast.

The bomb exploded at the place which usually remains congested especially when BA and BSc exams were being conducted in the city’s largest university.

The bomb disposal squad (BDS) officials said that nature of the last resembles with the three blasts that took place in different localities of the city on Ashoora and on Friday in which three Rangers personnel were killed.

Inspector General (IG) Sindh Police, taking the notice of the blast has sought the report.

Meanwhile, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Home Minister Manzoor Wasan have condemned the blast. They vowed to expose the elements behind destabilizing the country’s economic hub and playing with the lives of innocent citizens and dealing them with iron hands.
Source: http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Karachi/10-Dec-2011/Two-injured-in-Karachi-blast