Pakistan: Bomb Blast Kills 11 at Soccer Field

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/world/asia/pakistan-bomb-blast-kills-11-at-soccer-field.html

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A bomb blast that appeared to be targeting a provincial government minister killed 11 people before dawn on Wednesday at a soccer field in Karachi, officials said. The bomb planted next to the field was hidden in a motorcycle, said a senior police official, Razaq Dharejo. The bomb went off near the vehicle of Javed Naghori, a provincial minister who was leaving after a late-night match between local teams in the Lyari neighborhood, Mr. Dharejo said. Mr. Naghori escaped unharmed. The blast wounded 24 others, said the provincial information minister, Sharjeel Memon. Many of the dead and wounded were young boys standing near the soccer field when the bomb exploded. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.