Pakistani Police: Attackers Target Truck in Karachi, Kill 9 

KARACHI, PAKISTAN - Attackers targeted a truck in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Saturday evening, killing at least nine people and wounding nine others, police said.

Javed Akbar Riaz, a senior police officer, said over 20 people, including women and children, were in the truck returning from a wedding ceremony when the attack happened. Five women and four children were killed, said Qarar Abbasi, a doctor at Karachi's main hospital. Riaz said an initial investigation suggested the attackers followed the truck and then threw hand grenades or some sort of improvised explosive devices at one side of the truck. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The motive for the bombing was not known, though police were quick to rule out sectarian violence.