<p>A motorcycle bomb targeted a senior judge in this southern Pakistani port city today, killing seven people, including four security personnel.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Justice Maqbool Baqar, senior Judge of Sindh High Court, was heading to the court when the bomb believed to be attached to a motorbike exploded near his motorcade.<br />At least 15 people, including Baqar, were also injured in the blast, a police officer said.<br /><br />The injured include four police personnel and a paramilitary Rangers officer.<br />Baqar was shifted to a private hospital for treatment.<br />Police said that driver of the judge was among the dead.<br /><br />"The bomb was apparently set off by a remote device and the explosion injured bystanders and damaged vehicles and bikes in the security convoy," Senior Superintendent of Police South Aamir said.<br /><br />"The convoy included police mobiles and rangers and those killed include four security officials and the injured two females who were bystanders when the explosion took place," he said.<br /><br />Sharjeel Memon, Information Minister in Sindh Province of which Karachi is the capital, confirmed that seven people died in the blast.<br /><br />A police mobile van and two motorbikes were damaged in the blast.<br /><br />Deputy inspector general Ami Shaikh said that six teams have been formed to investigate the attack.<br /><br />No group claimed responsibility for the attack.<br /><br />Taliban and banned militant groups are often blamed for such attacks.</p>
<p>A motorcycle bomb targeted a senior judge in this southern Pakistani port city today, killing seven people, including four security personnel.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Justice Maqbool Baqar, senior Judge of Sindh High Court, was heading to the court when the bomb believed to be attached to a motorbike exploded near his motorcade.<br />At least 15 people, including Baqar, were also injured in the blast, a police officer said.<br /><br />The injured include four police personnel and a paramilitary Rangers officer.<br />Baqar was shifted to a private hospital for treatment.<br />Police said that driver of the judge was among the dead.<br /><br />"The bomb was apparently set off by a remote device and the explosion injured bystanders and damaged vehicles and bikes in the security convoy," Senior Superintendent of Police South Aamir said.<br /><br />"The convoy included police mobiles and rangers and those killed include four security officials and the injured two females who were bystanders when the explosion took place," he said.<br /><br />Sharjeel Memon, Information Minister in Sindh Province of which Karachi is the capital, confirmed that seven people died in the blast.<br /><br />A police mobile van and two motorbikes were damaged in the blast.<br /><br />Deputy inspector general Ami Shaikh said that six teams have been formed to investigate the attack.<br /><br />No group claimed responsibility for the attack.<br /><br />Taliban and banned militant groups are often blamed for such attacks.</p>