Three killed in separate attacks in Pakista’s Karachi

In this Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 photo, Pakistani investigators collect evidences following a suicide bombing which has killed a senior police investigator known for arresting dozens of Pakistani Taliban, in Karachi, Pakistan. The attacks stretching across the country come as Pakistan is experiencing a surge in violence that has left many people questioning whether the government has a plan to tackle the country’s stubborn militancy problems. AP/Fareed Khan

KARACHI, Pakistan—Police in Pakistan say three members of the country’s security forces have been killed in separate attacks in the southern city of Karachi.

Senior police officer Amir Farooqi says in the first attack Wednesday, assailants threw a grenade at a vehicle carrying paramilitary Rangers in the Nazimabad neighborhood of Karachi, killing one of them. He says minutes later, a roadside bomb wounded three security personnel in the same area.

Farooqi says about an hour later, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the headquarters of the paramilitary Rangers, killing one Ranger and a private guard.

Karachi is the capital of southern Sindh province. It has been the scene of scores of such attacks against security personnel in recent years.

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