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Three injured in motorcycle bomb attack on CTD team attacked in Karachi

The team was returning after an intelligence operation
Updated 12 Jul, 2023 09:06am
Photos via Kamra Sheikh.
Photos via Kamra Sheikh.

A Counter Terrorism Department team was attackednear Karachi’s Northern Bypass on Wednesday, leaving three officials injured.

CTD chief Raja Umar Khattab said that the attack was carried out via a motorcycle bomb that was placed near a graveyard on the route the CTD team was travelling on.

The CTD team that was attacked belonged to the intelligence wing and had been working on a mission against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants in the area. Their mobile was attacked while returning from work.

In response, all CTD mobiles and personnel in the area were summoned immediately.

Police have also issued photographs of a dismantled motorcycle and a police vehicle laden with holes from ball bearings.

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