The 1987 Karachi car bombing were two car bombings in

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on 14 July 1987 that killed 72 people and wounding 250.

Bombings

On 14 July 1987, Two vehicles drove into the Bohri Bazaar in

packed with

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and parked. The first car bomb detonated at about 6:30 pm outside a hairdresser's shop on Syedna Burhanuddin Street near a bus stop destroying eight shops and a hotel. The second car bomb detonated 30 minutes later on Raja Ghazanfar Ali Road which is about 100 yards away from the first car bombing. The car bomb detonated outside a record shop, setting multiple buildings on fire and destroying more dozen cars. The fires from the second car bomb continued burning for four hours. The double car bombing killed 72 people and injured 250. The Pakistani government blamed the Afghan intelligence agency for the car bombings.

Aftermath

This blast at Bohri Bazaar led

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to found

Chhipa Welfare Association Chhipa Welfare Association, commonly known as Chhipa, is a Pakistani non-profit welfare organization founded in 2007 by Ramzan Chhipa. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The 1987 Karachi car bombing at Bohri Bazaar led Ramzan Chhipa ...

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