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Two injured in Karachi blast near Chinese consulate

Updated on: 23 July,2012 04:46 PM IST  | 
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A bomb explosion near the Chinese consulate in Karachi's Clifton area injured two people today.

Two injured in Karachi blast near Chinese consulate

Two people were injured when a bomb exploded near the Chinese consulate in Karachi's upmarket Clifton area today.


The blast took place around 11.30 am.


The bomb was fit on a motorbike parked near a road barrier set up in front of the consulate, reports said.


One of the injured was a member of a paramilitary force.

A consulate staff said no Chinese were injured in the attack. Two vehicles were damaged.

A bomb disposal squad said about 8 to 10 kg of explosives were used to trigger the blast.

Clifton area is where former Pakistani president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's mansion is located.u00a0

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