Bomb Blast late night on Friday which took place outside the Hindu Compound in Karachi , Pakistan

Source http://www.dawn.com
Monday,May 03,2010

(The blast took place outside the Hindu Compound near the Soldier Bazaar police station in a densely populated area,Karachi — Photo by Online)

KARACHI: At least six people were injured in a bomb explosion in the Soldier Bazaar area on Friday night.

“It was some type of chemical in solid form in a plastic bowl, weighing about half a kilogramme, but without a fuse or detonator,” Jamshed Town SSP Amir Farooqi said.

The blast took place outside the Hindu Compound near the Soldier Bazaar police station in a densely populated area.

“According to preliminary investigation, the explosion was caused by low-intensity explosives which didn’t leave a crater.

Even motorcycles parked nearby were not badly damaged. They just overturned and were covered by rubble,” Special Investigation Unit (SIU) SSP Raja Umar Khattab told Dawn.

Dr Shakil Malik of the Civil Hospital said all the injured were men and their ages varied between 17 and 36 years.