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Pakistan bomb at Karachi football match kills 11 | Pakistan bomb at Karachi football match kills 11 |
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A bomb explosion in the Pakistani city of Karachi has killed at least 11 people, including several children, and injured at least 24 others. | A bomb explosion in the Pakistani city of Karachi has killed at least 11 people, including several children, and injured at least 24 others. |
The bomb, which was hidden in a motorcycle, detonated beside a football pitch in the Lyari neighbourhood during a local tournament early on Wednesday. | The bomb, which was hidden in a motorcycle, detonated beside a football pitch in the Lyari neighbourhood during a local tournament early on Wednesday. |
No group has said it carried out the attack. Witnesses say many victims were between six and 15 years old. | |
The target of the attack may have been a provincial minister. | |
The BBC's Charles Haviland in Islamabad says that Javed Naghori was at the game but was unharmed. | |
In another attempt to kill him earlier this year several people died. | |
'Running in panic' | |
Witnesses said the explosion happened in the packed stadium during the prize-giving ceremony after a late-night match. | |
"When the match ended, we came out and as soon as we came out there was a blast," Ameer Ali, who was injured in the blast, told Reuters news agency. | "When the match ended, we came out and as soon as we came out there was a blast," Ameer Ali, who was injured in the blast, told Reuters news agency. |
"Everyone started running in panic. Many people were hit, which scared everyone," he said. | "Everyone started running in panic. Many people were hit, which scared everyone," he said. |
Several of the boys who died or were injured had been at the game and were wearing football kits. | |
A local website report said doctors were removing pieces of metal and ball bearings from the wounded. | |
Pictures from the scene show two massive craters in the ground and a destroyed car and motorbike. | |
Karachi has long suffered outbreaks of violence, caused by militants or by rival political groups fighting turf wars. | Karachi has long suffered outbreaks of violence, caused by militants or by rival political groups fighting turf wars. |
In March, a bomb in Karachi's Abbas Town killed at least 45 people and destroyed several buildings. | In March, a bomb in Karachi's Abbas Town killed at least 45 people and destroyed several buildings. |
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