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Car bomb kills 12 policemen in Karachi
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A parked car bomb targeting Pakistan’s elite police commando force killed at least 12 officers and wounded 55 people in the southern city of Karachi yesterday, raising doubts about the success of an ongoing peace process with the Pakistani Taliban.
Hours after the attack, Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the bombing, which took place as a bus with the officers was leaving a training complex.
As the bus drove by a parked van, the van exploded. Karachi police chief Shahid Hayat said initial investigations suggested there was a remotely-detonated bomb on the van.
Nearly 50 officers on board the bus were from the Rapid Response Force, a special anti-terrorist police squad, Anwaar said. Most of the wounded also were officers on the bus.
The wounded were rushed to nearby hospitals, and 12 of them were in critical condition, said Dr Seemi Jamali at the city’s Jinnah Hospital.
The Taliban spokesman said the militants carried out the bombing to avenge the killing of their associates at the hands of police and paramilitary rangers. He said that until there was a formal cease-fire in place with the government, the Taliban would continue such attacks.
The Pakistani government is trying to strike a peace deal with local Taliban militants fighting in the country’s northwest to end the violence that has killed thousands of security forces personnel, government officials, political workers and civilians in recent years.
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