Team Geo loses a colleague
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 23 November 2013
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Syed Salik Ali Jaffery, an Associate Producer at Geo Television, was killed in deadly bomb blasts in Karachi. The attacks, which left multiple casualties, have raised concerns about sectarian violence in the city.Summary
KARACHI: Geo Television's Associate Producer Syed Salik Ali Jaffery was killed in back to back bomb blasts that rocked the metropolis Friday, newspaper reports said.
The News reported that Salik succumbed to his injuries in hospital. He had joined the channel in 2008 and was on the Geo FIR team.
The blasts in Ancholi area left seven people dead and 28 others injured. Several shops and vehicles were damaged.
Newspapers said the bombs were planted on motorbikes and went off one after the other. Karachi police chief Shahid Hayat Khan said the "attacks were carried out on sectarian grounds."
The blasts occurred some distance away from an Imambargah.
Key Points
- Syed Salik Ali Jaffery killed in Karachi bomb blasts.
- Attacks left seven dead and 28 injured in Ancholi area.
- Bombs were planted on motorbikes and detonated sequentially.
- Karachi police confirmed sectarian motives behind the blasts.
- Jaffery had been with Geo Television since 2008.
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