A suspected suicide bomb explosion in Karachi’s Landhi Mansehra Colony killed two individuals and injured two security guards. The deceased are believed to be suicide bombers.
SSP Tariq Mastoi said that police had foiled the attack by acting diligently. He confirmed that a vehicle carrying foreign nationals had been targeted but all four foreigners inside had remained safe.
The SSP added that the foreigners were travelling to the Landhi Export Processing Zone.
Mastoi said that a total of three attackers had been involved in the incident including a suicide bomber on a motorcycle. He added that one attacker had been killed by firing from the police while the third had managed to flee the scene.
The injured security guards and the dead bodies have been transferred to Jinnah Hospital.
The van was carrying Japanese nationals.
“We received information about the presence of terrorists in the same area a few days ago,” a source in the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) stated.
Windows of the van carrying foreigners was shattered. Its airbag had been deployed due to the crash.
A security official who survived the attack said that the foreigners were travelling as a three-vehicle convoy.
He added that a security vehicle led the way, while four foreigners were in a van behind them followed by an SUV which also carried foreigners.
