On 26 June 2013, a bomb exploded near Burns Road killing nine people and injuring fifteen in Karachi, Pakistan.[1] The bomb was intended to blow up Sindh High Court justice Maqbool Baqar's convoy. The bomb was located on a motorbike near a mosque. Five of the people killed in the bomb explosion were police officers.[2][3] On 17 July 2013, DIG South Dr Ameer Sheikh claimed that police arrested Bashir Leghari, suspected of being the mastermind of the attack on the judge's convoy, along with two of his accomplices in an operation carried out in Karachi's Surjani Town.[4][5]
| Karachi bomb attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Date | June 26, 2013 |
| Target | Sindh High Court justice Maqbool Baqar's convoy |
Attack type | Bomb blast |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 15 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pakistan bomb kills seven and injures Karachi judge". BBC News. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "8 killed, 15 injured in Karachi blast". The Express Tribune. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "At least nine killed as SHC judge targeted in Karachi bomb attack". DAWN. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Mastermind of bomb attack on SHC judge arrested: police". Dawn. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "ATC to indict suspects on Feb 15 in Justice Maqbool Baqar convoy attack case". The News International. 9 February 2020.
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