Pakistani authorities say a suicide bomber who targeted a van carrying five Japanese nationals in the port city of Karachi killed a Pakistani bystander.
A suicide bomber targeted a van carrying Japanese nationals in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on Friday, police said. The Japanese nationals escaped unharmed but officials later said one bystander was killed. Initially, police said the van was heading to an industrial area where the five Japanese nationals worked when it came under attack, local police chief Arshad Awan said. Police escorting the Japanese returned fire, killing a second attacker, the bomber's accomplice, he said.
The van was given a police escort following reports of possible attacks targeting foreigners working in Pakistan on various Chinese-funded and other projects, said Tariq Mastoi, a senior police officer. He said a timely and quick response from the guards and police foiled the attack and both attackers were killed. No one immediately claimed responsibility, but suspicion is likely to fall on separatists or the Pakistani Taliban, which has stepped up attacks on security forces in recent years.
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