ISLAMABAD, Dec 23 (FD0: A cop was killed and more were injured in a car explosion in the federal capital’s Sector I-10 on Friday.
Immediately after the blast, law enforcement officials surrounded the scene and cordoned off the area.
The nature of the blast is currently unclear. The injured have been moved to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Islamabad.
It is being reported that there was a loud explosion when the police stopped a suspicious taxi for a search.
In a tweet, the Islamabad police said police officers were conducting snap-checking when they signalled the suspicious vehicle to stop.
“A suicide bomber aboard the vehicle detonated himself soon after the car stopped near the officers,” it said.
The police statement, however, did not mention the number of people aboard the vehicle.In another tweet, the police said that diversions had been placed for both sides of traffic at Service Road East of Sector I-10/4. It advised citizens to use Service Road West of Sector I-10/4 as an alternate.
Television footage showed the fiery wreckage of a vehicle with a large number of police personnel at the scene.
A day ago, Islamabad police issued a statement, saying its Eagle Squad had checked 2,024 suspicious persons, motorcycles, and vehicles as part of a security measure, especially in the aftermath of new wave of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
“It will be ensured that no incident of law and order or terrorism takes place in the city. Citizens are requested to cooperate with the police and inform about suspected people,” a police spokesperson had said.
Moreover, police in a statement said they were ready to deal with any issue and the FC has been deployed in the city to support the police.
