Pakistan attack targets van carrying Japanese autoworkers
Al Jazeera
Police said three people were wounded in port city of Karachi but bomber and accomplice died.
A suicide bomber has detonated his explosive-laden vest near a van carrying Japanese autoworkers in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, police said, injuring three bystanders.
The van was heading to an industrial area where the five Japanese nationals work at Pakistan Suzuki Motors, according to local police chief Arshad Awan.
The Japanese nationals escaped unhurt on Friday, Aswan said, adding that the three people wounded were in stable condition in hospital.
Two security guards were travelling in the bullet-proof van after receiving reports about possible attacks on foreigners working in Pakistan on various Chinese-funded and other projects.
Police said a suicide bomber on a motorcycle set off his vest, while another assailant was shot dead by police patrolling the area.
