Roadside bomb kills five in Pakistani city
By the CNN Wire Staff
April 28, 2011 -- Updated 0859 GMT (1659 HKT)
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the roadside bomb attack on a bus
Thursday in a Karachi district that killed five people.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the roadside bomb attack on a bus
Thursday in a Karachi district that killed five people.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* NEW: Taliban claims responsibility for bombing
* Attack targets bus on main road in Karachi
* Four of the five fatalities are Pakistani navy officials
* Attack comes just two days after another deadly attack targeting navy
personnel
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a
roadside bomb attack that targeted a bus in Pakistan on Thursday, leaving at
least five dead and 10 injured.
The explosion occurred on the main road through Karachi in Karsaz district,
said Shafqat Ali, a police official. It was powered by around 3 kilograms (6.6
pounds) of explosive material.
Four of the fatalities were navy personnel, Ali said.
Pakistan's Navy, Army and Air Force "are our enemy and should be prepared for
more attacks on them," Ihsan Ullah Ihsan, a Taliban spokesman told CNN.
The incident comes two days after another bombing attack aimed at Pakistani
navy personnel in Karachi.
At least three people were killed and more than 30 wounded when
remote-controlled bombs detonated near two buses carrying navy officials. The
bombs went off within half-an-hour of each other.
Ali said the explosive material used in the latest attack resembled the
substance used in Tuesday's attack, but noted there has been no claim of
responsibility for either.
Last week, an explosion at a gaming club in the city killed at least 15 people
and injured 40 others.
Karachi is the main commercial hub of Pakistan. It has seen a drastic increase
in political, ethnic and religious violence in recent months.
Journalist Nasir Habib contributed to this report.
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