Blast rocks Pak mosque, 12 killed KARACHI, May 31. — At least 12 people, including a child, were killed and more than 24 injured when a powerful bomb exploded inside a Shi’ite mosque in Karachi today, police said.
Witnesses said an explosion rocked the Imam Bargah Ali Raza mosque during evening prayers and the injured were taken to three hospitals in private vehicles.
Karachi tense
Karachi police stepped up security patrols today while Islamic hard-liners called for a nationwide strike after a leading pro-Taliban cleric was gunned down, touching off massive rioting by his followers. The situation was tensed but there was no immediate outbreak of violence following a day of unrest that saw police fire tear gas and warning shots to disperse rioters who set fire to banks and shops. — Agencies |