Suicide blast rattles Karachi

Published September 19, 2011
Investigators inspect the crater caused by the bomb.
Investigators inspect the crater caused by the bomb.
Security personnel gather at the car bomb blast site.
Security personnel gather at the car bomb blast site.
Edhi volunteers carry the carcass of a motorcycle.
Edhi volunteers carry the carcass of a motorcycle.
Paramilitary soldiers inspect a destroyed vehicle.
Paramilitary soldiers inspect a destroyed vehicle.
Security personnel gather at the site of the bomb blast.
Security personnel gather at the site of the bomb blast.
Investigators inspect the crater caused by the bomb.
Investigators inspect the crater caused by the bomb.

A car-borne suicide bomber flattened the house of a senior CID police officer in the country’s financial capital Karachi on Monday, killing eight people including six policemen. -Photos by AFP

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