HYDERABAD: An improvised explosive device (IED) fitted to a carrier of an abandoned bicycle exploded off main Jamshoro Road near Jamshoro Wapda Colony on Tuesday, police said.

There were no casualties, police added.

According to Bomb Disposal Squad official Mohammad Ramzan, an IED fitted to a carrier of an abandoned bicycle blew up through an electric device at around 12:30pm. The device carried 100 grams of home-made explosives. There was a loud noise which panicked residents of the locality. The blast did not cause any damage to the ground however the bicycle broke into two pieces, the official added.

Jamshoro DSP Khalid Iqbal said there was no one present when the blast occurred off main Jamshoro Road near Jamshoro Wapda Colony. They did not find any kind of pamphlet on the site of the blast and the police were investigating the case further, he added.

Published in Dawn, May 11th, 2016