Blast aimed at Pakistani police bus kills 11, wounds 33


  • World
  • Thursday, 13 Feb 2014

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An explosion targeting a bus full of Pakistani policemen killed 11 and injured 33 near the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, officials said, in the latest incident of violence while the government and the Taliban are engaged in peace talks.

Many of the wounded policemen were badly hurt and in critical condition, said Dr. Seemin Jamali, head of the emergency department at the city's Jinnah Medical Center.

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