KARACHI, Pakistan -- A bomb killed 11 people, mostly teenagers playing street soccer, at a crowded market in Karachi, Pakistani officials said early Wednesday.
The sweltering port of 18 million people is largely inured to violence -- around a dozen bodies are found around the city every day -- but the killing of so many youngsters shocked many residents.
"There was total chaos when the bomb went off. People were screaming and running for safety," resident Zafar Baluch said.
It was unclear who was behind the blast in the Lyari district, a stronghold of the main opposition Pakistan People's Party but Karachi is home to many militant groups, including the Taliban and many political parties there have armed wings to fight turf wars.
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Teens playing soccer among 11 killed as bomb explodes in Pakistan market - World News
The sweltering port of 18 million people is largely inured to violence -- around a dozen bodies are found around the city every day -- but the killing of so many youngsters shocked many residents.
"There was total chaos when the bomb went off. People were screaming and running for safety," resident Zafar Baluch said.
It was unclear who was behind the blast in the Lyari district, a stronghold of the main opposition Pakistan People's Party but Karachi is home to many militant groups, including the Taliban and many political parties there have armed wings to fight turf wars.
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Teens playing soccer among 11 killed as bomb explodes in Pakistan market - World News
