Taliban suicide bomber attacks home of senior Pakistani police officer in Karachi; 8 killed

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KARACHI, Pakistan — A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives Monday outside the home of a senior police officer tasked with cracking down on militants in Pakistan's largest city. The blast killed at least eight people and left a crater 10 feet (3 meters) deep, police said.

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the early morning attack in the southern port city of Karachi. The target of the bombing, Chaudhry Aslam, escaped unscathed and said he would not be cowed by the attack.

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Zachary A. Goldfarb 19 Sep, 2011

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