5kgs of explosive material used in blast targeting Rangers in Karachi: Police
Last updated on: 16 March,2021 12:00 pm
Police sources said that the explosive material was planted in the chassis of a motorcycle.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – According to initial investigation conducted by police, four to five kilograms of explosive material was used in blast near a Rangers vehicle in Orangi Town area of Karachi in which one Rangers official was martyred and eight other persons were injured, Dunya News reported on Monday.
Police sources said that the explosive material was planted in the chassis of a motorcycle. Police also informed that the explosion was caused by a remote controlled device.
Police also obtained the details about the motorcycle used in the explosion. According to police investigation, the motorcycle used in the explosion was stolen from the jurisdiction of Mominabad Police Station on March 4.
Police said that details of the routes of the terrorists involved in the attack have also been obtained.
Earlier in the day, a remote-controlled explosion in a motorcycle near a Rangers vehicle in Orangi Town area of Karachi resulted in death of a Rangers official while eight people, including a Rangers official, were wounded.
According to police officials, police and Rangers vehicles were busy in snap-checking passersby when a motorcycle parked near the Rangers vehicle exploded.
As soon as the terrorist incident was reported, a heavy contingent of police and security forces rushed to the scene and sealed off the area for all kinds of traffic.
Meanwhile, rescue teams reached the spot and provided medical aid to the injured and shifted them to the hospital by ambulance.