[BBC.CO.UK] At least 45 people have been killed by a bomb kaboom in the Pak city of Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
, police say.
The blast in the mainly Shia Moslem area of Abbas Town destroyed several buildings and set others on fire. Some reports spoke of a second kaboom.