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Mon, 09/19/2011 - 22:02
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Suicide bomb attack at SSP CID’s home, eight killed

Karachi, September 19, 2011 (PPI): At least eight people including a woman and a child were killed and several others injured in a suicide bomb attack at the house of SSP CID Chaudhry Aslam in Defence area in the limits of Darakhshan police station on Monday morning.

Two persons were injured seriously. The dead include six policemen, a school girl and her mother. All the deceased policemen were the guards of SSP CID Several vehicles were also destroyed.

The attackers rammed an explosive-laden vehicle at the gate of the residence of SSP CID Chaudhry Aslam at Street 32. The bomb attack took place at 7.30a.m. The 300 plus kilogram explosive material is said to be used in attack. Chaudhry Aslam and his family are safe and have been shifted to a safe place. The nearby private school was immediately closed and the children sent back home.

The blast was so powerful that it has left six feet crater while the windows of the nearby buildings were also smashed due to the impact. Police and other law enforcing agencies have cordoned the area. SSP Chaudhry Aslam while talking to the media said he was receiving threats from Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.

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