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Police say the target of the blast was a police mobile; the injured have been shifted to a hospital
KARACHI: At least one person was killed and around a dozen people were left injured after an explosion occurred at Karachi’s crowded Bolton Market in Kharadar on Monday evening.
According to media, the sound of the blast could be heard in far-off areas, while people present at the site of the incident started running here and there in a state of panic.
The fire brigade reached the site of the incident and doused the flame.A police mobile was damaged in the blast as well, however, it is premature to say that it was the target of the blast.
The nature of the explosion is being ascertained, while the injured have been shifted to a hospital, police said, adding that the police mobile was the target.
According to hospital sources, 11 people, including one child and the police official, are currently under treatment.
Initial reports reveal that an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted in a motorcycle. The blast occurred in the Iqbal market.
