Bomb in southern Pakistan kills 1, wounds 3

Bomb in southern Pakistan kills 1

KARACHI, Pakistan — Police say a roadside bomb has killed one person and wounded three in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi.

Police official Iqbal Mahmood says the bomb exploded Thursday in a parking area near a neighborhood where many naval officers reside. The motive was not immediately clear.

Pakistan Navy spokesman Mohammed Salman confirmed the bomb but dismissed the notion that the naval colony was targeted.

Karachi is Pakistan’s largest city, with more than 16 million residents. It has a long history of political, ethnic and religious violence, and is believed to be a hide-out for Taliban and al-Qaida leaders.