Five Japanese targeted in Pakistan suicide blast

Reports of 1 injury in group after incident in commercial capital Karachi

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A police officer stands guard near a damaged vehicle at the site of a suicide blast in Karachi on April 19.  © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- Five Japanese nationals survived a brazen attack on their vehicle in Karachi on Friday, with Pakistani police saying they may have been mistaken for Chinese workers -- a frequent target of extremist groups.

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