Pakistan: Blast kills three in Karachi

Publisher	Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Publication Date	15 March 2013
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March 15, 2013

Locals gather at the site of an overnight bomb blast in Karachi on March 15.

Pakistani police say a bomb blast has killed three people and injured several others in Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi.

Police said the explosive device was detonated outside the office of a cable television operator in Karachi's Landhi area.

Police said the motive behind the bombing was unclear.

Police are still investigating the attack.

The bombing comes a day after a prominent Pakistani social activist was gunned down as she was walking home in Karachi.

Perween Rahman was a pioneering female activist who helped bring services like sewers and water to the city's poorest neighborhoods.

Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, has been plagued by political, sectarian, and ethnic violence.

Based on reporting by dpa and AP