Four consecutive explosions targeted four liquor stores in Karachi late on Tuesday.
The first blast occurred in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) when a bike parked outside a wine store near the Cineplex Cinema on Sea View exploded as a result of a small improvised device blowing up. At least one person received minor injuries as a result of the blast.
Soon after, another explosive device blew up near another liquor store, located on Khayaban-e-Rahat. Police arrested one suspect from the area.
While law enforcement and emergency services were responding to the blasts in DHA, a third improvised explosive device exploded outside JB wine shop in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The store is located near the Moti Mahal bus stop, and is located almost 23 kilometers away from the blast sites in DHA. A fourth blast was also reported outside a wine store located on Saba Avenue in DHA.
The damage was limited as the stores were closed on account of Ramadan.
Sources said the wine shop owners had been receiving demands to pay extortion money and that the explosions could possibly linked to the threats. There was no immediate report of any casualty.
Four wine shops targeted in Karachi in an hour
