2022 Karachi Saddar bombing explained
On 12 May 2022, at least 1 person was killed and 13 were left injured in a blast near the Saddar area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[2] [3] [4] [5]
According to reports, the bomb was placed inside a motorcycle close to a garbage dump.[6] [7]
The Baloch Liberation army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was carried out in retaliation for the government's crackdown on the group's activities.[8]
Reactions
The bombing in the Saddar neighbourhood was claimed by a little-known terrorist group called the Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA).[1] [9]
Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz released a statement condemning the bombing.[10]
Response
A prime facilitator of the attack, Allah Dino, along with another terrorist of SRA were killed in Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) raid in Keamari area on 18 May.[11] [12]
On 22 May, CTD arrested Manzoor Hussain, an accomplice of Allah Dino, from Hyderabad’s Subhan Colony. Hussain was involved in damaging railway tracks and had also unsuccessfully tried to conduct an IED blast on 23 March.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: One killed in Karachi bombing by separatist militants . 13 May 2022.
- Web site: One killed, 13 injured as explosion rips through Karachi's Saddar area . 2022-05-12 . www.geo.tv . en.
- Web site: Explosion in Karachi's Saddar area kills one, injures 13 . 2022-05-12 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
- Web site: 2022-05-12 . Karachi blast: One killed, scores wounded in powerful explosion in Saddar . 2022-05-12 . ARY NEWS . en-US.
- Web site: One killed, several injured in blast in Karachi . 2022-05-12 . Latest News - The Nation . en-US.
- Web site: One killed, several injured in blast in Karachi . 2022-05-12 . Dunya News.
- Web site: 2022-05-12 . One dead, several injured in Karachi blast . 2022-05-12 . The Express Tribune.
- Web site: 1 dead, 13 injured after powerful blast rocks Pakistani city of Karachi . 2023-03-06 . www.aa.com.tr.
- News: Karachi blast suspect received orders from Iran-based commander, says Pakistan. 19 May 2022. Arab News.
- Web site: Qureshi . Raiq . 2022-05-16 . CM condemns Karachi blast . 2024-06-07 . en-US.
- News: Saddar bombing mastermind among two SRA terrorists gunned down in Keamari raid. 19 May 2022. The News International.
- News: JIT formed to probe policemen involvement in Karachi blast . 18 June 2022 . . 1 October 2022.
- News: SADDAR BLAST: CTD ARRESTS ‘ACCOMPLICE OF ENCOUNTERED SUSPECT’ IN HYDERABAD. 22 May 2022. ARY News.