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| Car bomb kills two in Karachi |
| 2004-08-08 |
| Two people died and three others were injured when a bomb exploded in Defence Housing Society on Saturday morning, police said. All victims worked at a car rental company. The explosion occurred at about 6:00am outside Rehmat Tours on 9 Commercial Street in Defence Commercial Area Phase II. Police said that the bomb was planted on a footpath and went off when a car parked over it. Muhamad Nazir and Rehmat, both drivers and standing nearby, died instantly. The explosion completely destroyed the car, which flew into the air and caused a two-feet deep crater in the pavement and damaged two other cars. The injured were identified as Munawar, Nazim and Aman, the son of the company's owner. Munawar's condition was reported to be critical. Officials said the car was hired by Dewan Sugar Mills of Thatta and was to be retuned on Saturday morning. Unconfirmed reports said the car was hired by a politician for use in the by-polls campaign in Thar. Police officer Manzoor Mughal said the bomb was locally built and weighed around three kilogrammes. Sources in the police said it was a timed device and preliminary investigations indicated a business rivalry could be the motive. "We don't think it was an act of terrorism," city police chief Fayaz Leghari said. Sources said the company's owner was a close friend of a mafia don. |
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