Pakistan: Blasts kill three policemen, injure many

Islamabad: Three policemen, including a senior officer, were killed and several others injured in two bomb blasts that occurred within minutes in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi today, officials said. The first blast took place at a garbage dump in Landhi area of Karachi this evening. The bomb was hidden in an empty container, witnesses told the media. [caption id=“attachment_601358” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Reuters[/caption] The second and more powerful bomb went off as policemen and rescue teams gathered at the site. Officials told TV news channels that Deputy Superintendent of Police Kamal Khan Mangan was among three policemen killed in the attack. The second bomb, which was packed with ball bearings, was hidden in a cement block. Several rescue workers were among the injured. Five vehicles were damaged by the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the bombings, which occurred amidst a heightened alert across Pakistan on the eve of Eid-e-Miladun Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed. Scores of people have been killed in incidents of sectarian and political violence in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, since last year. PTI