Summary The two blasts took place in Ancholi area of the troubled metropolis.
KARACHI (Web Desk) - Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for twin bomb attacks in Karachi overnight that killed at least eight people and wounded 55 others.
Shahidullah Shahid, a spokesman for umbrella group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), told AFP that the attacks in Pakistan s largest city were carried out in revenge for violence in Rawalpindi on November 15.
He said the attacks were aimed at Shias in Karachi, and vowed further violence.
"It was to avenge the Rawalpindi incident, we will carry out more such attacks to avenge the killings," Shahid told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location.
The explosions overnight in Karachi Friday took place within minutes of each other in the city s bustling Ancholi area.
Karachi, a city of 18 million people which contributes 42 percent of Pakistan s GDP, is rife with murder and kidnappings and has been plagued with sectarian, ethnic, and political violence for years.
The Pakistani Taliban dominates northwest Pakistan, but it has also penetrated the central Punjab province and has a strong presence in parts of Karachi.
The TTP has been behind hundreds of bomb and gun attacks that have fanned instability in Pakistan, killing more than 6,500 soldiers, police and civilians since 2007.
