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| Pakistan Navy Bus Attacked in Karachi |
Karachi : An other Pakistan Navy bus attacked in Karachi with remote control bomb killing 5 people . A hospital official said a passer-by was also killed in the incident, which took place in the city's busy Faisal avenue. About three kilogrammes of explosives were packed into the bomb which was detonated remotely, senior police official Iftikhar Tarar said.
Karachi is Pakistan's commercial hub and also home to the main base of the navy.
Thursday's blast occurred two days after two other navy buses were attacked in the city. Four people were killed in those blasts and 56 others wounded.
Both the Baluchistan Liberation Army and the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attacks, which police said were carried out with remotely controlled bombs roughly 15 minutes apart in different areas of the city.
Fighters have not targeted the navy in the past and security experts say the attacks on the navy, seen as a soft target with less effective protection, could be part of a new strategy to widen their violent campaign.
