Islamabad, Pakistan
CNN
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At the very least two folks had been killed and 11 had been injured after militants stormed the police headquarters within the southern Pakistani metropolis of Karachi, in accordance with officers.
As much as 10 militants attacked the police station with hand grenades and photographs had been fired, an eyewitness instructed CNN. The Sindh provincial minister for labor, Saeed Ghani, confirmed the assault to CNN, including the incident was ongoing.
Pakistan’s Taliban, generally known as Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed duty for the assault, in accordance with spokesman Mohammad Khorasani.
A number of photographs might be heard ringing by the world the place the headquarters is situated, in accordance with footage from the scene, and eyewitnesses described listening to a number of explosions.
The injured are being handled at a hospital, and one among them is in important situation, in accordance with Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui, a senior chief of the Pakistan Individuals’s Celebration (PPP), the ruling occasion in Sindh province the place Karachi is situated.
Earlier, Edhi Ambulance Service mentioned a police officer and a janitor died within the assault, whereas 4 police rangers had been among the many injured.
The assault prompted the Sindh provincial authorities to declare a state of emergency in Karachi, in accordance with its spokesperson, Sharjeel Memon.
Pakistan’s Taliban have been designated a international terrorist group by the US State Division since September 2010.
Pakistani authorities have but to substantiate any group’s involvement.
Rescue groups have reached the positioning of the assault, in accordance with video launched by Chhipa Ambulance Service, during which gunfire might be heard.
