Pakistan police say they thwart attack on Japanese nationals

Record ID: 1819112

  • Title: Pakistan police say they thwart attack on Japanese nationals
  • Date: 19th April 2024
  • Summary: KARACHI, PAKISTAN (APRIL 19, 2024) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF POLICE COLLECTING EVIDENCE FROM ATTACK SCENE BEHIND CARDON POLICEMAN STANDING GUARD POLICE INVESTIGATING AT SITE BULLET HOLES ON VAN VARIOUS OF POLICE EXAMINING ATTACK SCENE (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) HEAD OF COUNTER TERRORISM DEPARTMENT IN KARACHI, RAJA UMAR KHATTAB, SAYING: “These were five foreign nationals along with their guards and a driver who all are safe. One person has received injuries but no foreign national has been wounded. It was a suicide attack that has been thwarted. They attacked but they could not succeed. The other attacker opened fire but police intercepted and killed him.” BODY OF ATTACKER COVERED IN SHEET
  • Embargoed: 3rd May 2024 07:34
  • Keywords: Japanese Pakistan attack police suicide bomb
  • Location: KARACHI, PAKISTAN
  • City: KARACHI, PAKISTAN
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Crime/Law/Justice
  • Reuters ID: LVA001635819042024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
    Police in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant on Friday (April 19) as they attacked a vehicle carrying five Japanese nationals, all of whom survived, a police spokesperson said.
    Islamist militants seeking to overthrow the government and set up their own strict brand of Islamic rule have launched some of Pakistan's bloodiest attacks over the last few years, sometimes targeting foreigners, such as Chinese.
    The Japanese survivors have been moved to a safe place in police custody, the police spokesperson, Abrar Hussain Baloch, said.
    Another police official, head of Counter-Terrorism police in Karachi, Raja Umar Khattab told reporters from the attack scene that five foreign nationals were traveling along with their guards and a driver when attacked but all were saved.
    There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack from any militant group.
    (Production: Waseem Sattar, Shahab Shahabuddin)
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