ISLAMABAD, September 19 - the Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on the house of a police officer in the port city of Karachi on Monday morning, killing six police guards, a mother and her son 12 years .The attacker rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the house of Chief Superintendent of Police Criminal Investigation (CID), Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam, in the town of Defence in Karachi.
Aslam, who was unhurt in the attack, told reporters he had received threats from the Pakistani Taliban and other extremist groups. He told his police guards and people working in the house were killed and wounded.
Police sources said that the CID has arrested several militants Taliban and other extremist groups banned in Karachi and its agents are under threat from militant groups.
"I received threatening letters banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other terrorist groups, but did not know which target children as they slept," said Aslam. He said the attack was so brutal that even children have become targets.
The police chief Saud Mirza city, told reporters that more than 300 kilos of explosives were used in the attack.
Mirza said that the CIS is an officer had arrested several suspected Taliban in Karachi and was being discussed these suspicions, and this is the main cause of militants had attacked her home. He said security agencies had been warning of a possible attack in Karachi.
Moen Khan, a former captain of the Pakistani cricket team, who live in the area, told Geo TV that the explosion woke up and when he arrived at the scene, he saw dead and wounded poplar trees lying in the street. He said the explosion blew the roof fiberglass several buildings nearby, including schools.
"I saw the devastated area, 100 meters, and it was a terrible scene," said Khan, adding that there could be more deaths if the nearby school was opened.
Geo television reported that TTP claimed responsibility for the explosion of suicide, and said it considers the attacks targeted police officers.
The television said some family members to the police officer was among the wounded, who were moved to hospitals. But there was no official confirmation.
Television images showed police officers swept the house and damaged several vehicles. The attack also caused damage to nearby houses and schools.
The demining teams brigade also arrived and collected evidence. The explosion created a crater eight meters in the area, witnesses said.
Paramilitary troops and police cordoned off the site of the attack and security officers were seen collecting evidence
