1987 Karachi car bombing

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1987 Karachi car bombing
Part of spillover of the Soviet–Afghan War
LocationBohri Bazaar, Karachi, Pakistan
Coordinates 24°51′45″N67°00′59″E / 24.8625°N 67.0165°E / 24.8625; 67.0165
Date14 July 1987
Attack type
Car bombing
Weapons Car bombs
Deaths72
Injured250
Perpetrators KhAD

The 1987 Karachi car bombing were two car bombings in Karachi, Pakistan on 14 July 1987 that killed 72 people and wounding 250.

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Bombings

On 14 July 1987, two vehicles drove into the Bohri Bazaar in Karachi, Pakistan packed with RDX and parked. The first car bomb detonated at about 6:30 pm outside a hairdresser's shop on Syedna Burhanuddin Street near a bus stop destroying eight shops and a hotel. The second car bomb detonated 30 minutes later on Raja Ghazanfar Ali Road which is about 100 yards away from the first car bombing. [1] The car bomb detonated outside a record shop, setting multiple buildings on fire and destroying more dozen cars. The fires from the second car bomb continued burning for four hours. The double car bombing killed 72 people and injured 250. The Pakistani government blamed the Afghan intelligence agency for the car bombings. Pakistani opposition including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement blamed Ziaul-Haq's policy. [2] [3] [4]

Aftermath

This blast at Bohri Bazaar led Ramzan Chhipa to found Chhipa Welfare Association. [5]

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References

  1. "Bombs in Pakistan kill 67, injure 300". The Chicago tribune wire. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. "Bombs Kill 72 and Wound 250 in Pakistani City". Reuters. 15 July 1987. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "BOMB BLASTS IN PAKISTAN FATAL TO 72". Washington post. 15 July 1987. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. "Zia accuses 'enemies of Pakistan' of bombing". UPI. 15 July 1987. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. "Round-the-clock rescue facility: 1987 Bohri Bazaar blasts led Ramzan Chhipa to set up service". The Express Tribune. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2022-04-28.

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