8 killed in blast outside residence of SSP CID police

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KARACHI: A powerful blast ripped through the residence of SSP CID police Chaudhry Aslam located in Darakhshan area of Defence Locality of the city early in the morning, SAMAA reported Monday.

At least eight people have martyred including a child and a woman in the blast and some injured, sources said.

The attack, carried out by a suicide bomber, destroyed a large part of the house of the police official, police Chief Saud Mirza told Reuters.

Aslam survived, but some of his guards were wounded and members of his family were trapped under rubble.

Injured people have been shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College (JPMC). According to sources, the officer is safe while his family members received some minor injuries. Also, the houses located nearby were partially damaged.

Police said the explosion was so powerful that many cars parked outside SSP’s residence flew into air, windowpanes of nearby houses were smashed and the boundary walls of the house collapsed.

Rescue teams including ambulances and fire tenders arrived at the crime scene and rescue operation is underway.

Chaudhy Aslam, talking to SAMAA’s correspondent, said that he is safe and sound adding that he had life threats from defunct outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on being an integral part of police investigations against incidents of terrorism.

However, the deceased include six police personnel. Samaa News