Counter-Terrorism Officer Killed In Terrorist Attack In Karachi
(MENAFN- IANS) Islamabad, July 8 (IANS) A Counter terrorism Department (CTD) officer was killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, Police officials said.
CTD Deputy Inspector General Asif Aijaz Shaikh told the press on Sunday that unknown terrorists riding a motorcycle sprayed bullets at a senior CTD officer when he was visiting his friend in the Karimabad area of Karachi, critically injuring him and a security guard, reports Xinhua news agency.
The injured CTD officer succumbed to his injuries on the way to a nearby hospital, said the official, adding that the attackers promptly fled the scene.
Police said that it was a targeted attack on the CTD personnel, and the attackers opened fire after he came out of his bullet-proof vehicle.
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