Terror plot foiled in Karachi, suicide bomber killed

KARACHI: A terror plot was foiled as two women, carrying explosive devices, were shot by a security guard as they tried to enter an imambargah at Khalid Bin Waleed Road here on Wednesday, ARY News reports.

According to police, two women tried to enter an imambargah where a security guard tried to stop them. The women possessed explosive devices which exploded on the spot and the women were severely injured. They were shifted to Jinnah Hospital where one of the women bombers succumbed to her injuries.

Fear and tension gripped the area after the incident and the traffic system was badly affected as well.

Heavy units of police force and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) arrived at the scene and initiated the investigation of the incident.