Child killed, eight hurt in grenade attack near Imambargah in Karachi

KARACHI: A child was killed and eight other people including women, sustained injuries when unknown assailants hurled a hand grenade on a police mobile near an Imambargah at Aisha Manzil area here on Tuesday.

According to sources, the unidentified assailants tossed a bag containing a hand grenade from a fly-over, targeting a police patrol van near an Imambargah at Aisha Manzil.

As a result a minor girl lost her life while eight other people, including women, who stood at the entrance of Imambargah suffered injuries.

The blast, that was heard far and wide, also damaged a vehicle parked nearby.

The injured were rushed to a local hospital for treatment.