Blast at Karachi’s busy Bolton market kills 1, injures 12

Police and rescue officers had been rushed to the location after a loud explosion was reported.

Police and rescue officers had been rushed to the spot (Photo: @mugheesali81)

A girl was killed and 12 others have been injured in an explosion in Karachi’s Kharadar, the native media reported. The blast happened within the Bolton Market space of the port metropolis.

A blast ripped via the Kharadar space of #Karachi leaving one lady useless and as many as a dozen individuals injured. Eyewitnesses stated that the sound of the blast may very well be heard in faraway areas pic.twitter.com/Z5gHY1vykR

— Mughees Ali (@mugheesali81) May 16, 2022

Police and rescue officers had been rushed to the location after a loud explosion was reported.

The precise reason for the blast is but to be ascertained with locals suggesting that it might have been brought on by an explosive system, Saama TV reported.

The Bolton market, the blast web site, is a densely populated space and one of many busiest enterprise hubs of the town.

The incident comes weeks after a suicide assault on the Karachi University killed three Chinese academics and an area final month.