Failed bomb attack on Karachi Red Cross office

Failed bomb attack on Karachi Red Cross office
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Summary A bomb failed to explode outside the International Red Cross office in Karachi on Saturday.

A small blast did take place from the detonator of the home-made bomb, which two motorcyclists left in a trash bin outside the main gate of the International Committee of the Red Cross office in Karachis Bahadurabad area.When a security guard moved the bin, a detonator of a locally-made bomb exploded, but it failed to explode the bomb. Bolts and other material mainly glycerine were spattered over the adjoining wall. There were no casualties or damage.The bomb resembled the one defused by police on Friday in the residential colony of Karachis Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre.Provincial interior ministry spokesman Sharfuddin Memon confirmed the incident.No one has so far claimed responsibility for the botched attack.

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