Jul10: News #Pakistan president's chief security officer killed in bomb attack in port city of Karachi,

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News #Pakistan president's chief security officer killed in bomb attack in port city of Karachi, Jul 10th 2013, 14:54, by noreply@blogger.com (Robby Ball) BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking1h Pakistan president's chief security officer killed in bomb attack in port city of Karachi, reports say http://bbc.in/11BULu8   Retweeted 157 times Collapse  Reply   Retweet   Favorite  Buffer    More 157RETWEETS 12FAVORITES Pakistan bomb 'kills Zardari security chief' The bomber reportedly followed Bilal Shaikh's escort and detonated the explosives when the security chief stopped to get out of his vehicle Continue reading the main story Related Stories Bomb blast in Lahore kills four Terrorism is 'bleeding' PakistanWatch Profile: Asif Ali Zardari The chief security officer of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has been killed in a bomb attack in the port city of Karachi, police say. Bilal Shaikh and two other aides died in the blast, which took place near an office of Mr Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP). Several more people are reported to have been wounded in the explosion. An active member of the PPP, Mr Sheikh was responsible for the safety of Mr Zardari's son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Mr Sheikh had survived an assassination attempt near his home in Karachi about a year ago. The president's residence is also in the city, which has been plagued by violent turf wars between rival political groups and heavily armed gangs linked to them. Police escort Authorities said initial investigations showed it was a suicide attack. Security forces cordoned off the area in the Guru Mandir neighbourhood in central Karachi, following Wednesday's bombing. A police escort was accompanying Mr Sheikh's white armoured car when the attack took place. Officials said the bomber was thought to have followed the vehicles and detonated the explosives when the security chief stopped to get out of his car. "It seems that the suicide attacker walked up to Sheikh's vehicle and blew himself up outside the front passenger seat of the vehicle where Sheikh... [Summary, click link above for rest of the story]

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