Cracker hurled at Rangers check post

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Px29-020 KARACHI: Jan29 - Rangers’ soldiers standing alert at the site after a cracker attack on Rangers’ Checkpost at Nazimabad. ONLINE PHOTO by Sabir Mazhar

Attackers hurled a cracker at a Rangers check post in North Nazimabad area on Friday, police said.

SSP Central Muqaddas Haider said that the attackers threw the cracker on a Rangers check post from over a bridge in North Nazimabad’s Block B, however, Rangers personnel remained unhurt. The bomb went off with a loud explosion spreading fear and panic in the area.

A contingent of Rangers cordoned off the area after the blast. According to Bomb Disposal Squad, the cracker was a home-made bomb and 250 grams of explosive material was used in its making, reported a private TV channel.

Later in the day, a cracker was thrown in Liaquatabad supermarket which exploded with a big bang. No injuries were reported in this incident, SSP Muqaddas said. Law-enforcement personnel are regularly targeted in Karachi where an extensive ‘operation’ against criminal elements was initiated back in September 2013.

The Karachi operation was launched after the federal cabinet empowered Rangers to lead a targeted advance with the support of police against criminals already identified by the federal military and civilian agencies for their alleged involvement in targeted killings, kidnappings for ransom, extortion and terrorism in Karachi.