Staff Report

KARACHI: Police have seized and defused a powerful bomb, planted in a parked motor-bike, outside the Chinese Consulate in Karachi.

Earlier today, another bomb exploded at same location, leaving a ranger, Irfan, injured and damaging three motor-bikes and a car parked near the blasted bike.

The second bomb was traced at same parking area outside the Chinese Consulate by the police and that puts a question mark on the security arrangements in the area as same day a bomb blasted at same place then how did the terrorists managed to carry and plant another bomb there.

According to police, the motor-bike, used in the morning blast, and this second bike, from which the bomb has been recovered, both were purchased few days back from Akbar Road’s market.

Police have started raids for search of the suspects in Manghopir area but yet none has been taken into custody. SAMAA