Karachi: Two men, believed to be potential
suicide bombers, were killed when the explosives they were carrying on a motorcycle exploded in this restive Pakistani city Tuesday.
Police said the bomb exploded as the motorbike slipped at
Abu Isfahani road, killing both the men.
He said two other men who were passing through the area
were injured after they were hit by the shrapnel of the
explosive device.
Experts from the bomb disposal squad said the two men were
carrying the explosives to be used in a 'terrorist act' to
another area in Karachi.
A police officer said that preliminary investigation
suggests that the two men were would-be suicide bombers.
The motorcycle was completely destroyed and the blast also
damaged a car.
Rescue teams collected body parts that were scattered in
the area after the explosion.
Karachi has been in the grip of a wave of violence in
recent weeks and its police chief told the Supreme Court that
ethnic and sectarian attacks have claimed 306 lives in a
month.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 10:39