A bomb went off outside a Pakistan Navy office in the southern port city of Karachi today, killing at least one person and injuring three others.
The bomb was hidden in a motorcycle that was in a parking area for two-wheelers outside the office at the Naval Colony in Baldia Town area, police officials said.
The identity of the dead and injured could not immediately be ascertained. Police said two suspects were arrested soon after the blast.
The Pakistan Navy office disbursed salaries of naval employees. It windows were blown out by the blast, which also damaged several motorcycles in the parking lot.
Personnel from the navy and Pakistan Rangers cordoned off the site after the blast and launched an investigation.
Ambulances rushed the injured to nearby hospitals. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Karachi is the main base for the Pakistan Navy.
Police sources said that initial investigations showed that the blast occured at an ATM booth of a bank in which five motorcycles parked nearby were also destroyed.
"We are still investigating but one policeman on duty was killed in the explosion that took place in the Naval colony located in Baldia town," one police source said.
He said apparently the bomb was rigged to a motorcycle parked near the ATM booth.
Soon after the blast, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and police team arrived on the spot and security forces including Rangers and police cordoned off the affected area.
