*KARACHI: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Sindh in charge, Raja UmarKhattab said that the blast that targeted a van carrying Chinese nationalsto Karachi University’s Confucius Institutelink** was asuicide attack, carried out by a woman.*
In charge CTD Raja Umar Khattab said the explosives used in the blast werenot locally made. A schoolbag like a device was made and was attached witha bag of a suicide bomber woman, he added.
Karachi police chief Additional IG Ghulam Nabi Memon said that five peoplewere killed and four others injured in the blast.
Ghulam Nabi Memon said that those injured in the blast have been rushed tothe hospital for medical treatment. He said the injured included aforeigner and a Rangers official.
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On the other hand, BDS officials said three to four kilograms of explosivesand a large quantity of steel ball bearings were used in the blast.
