A man was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) that he was carrying exploded near the deputy commissioner's office in Kotri town of Jamshoro District in Sindh on August 4, reports Dawn. The deceased was identified as Allah Bux. Jamshoro Senior Superintend of Police (SSP) Javed Baloch said that the IED exploded in the alleged suspect's hand and a part of his hand "blew up". He was also allegedly carrying a remote control which was to be used for exploding the device, the SSP added. According to bomb disposal squad official Ramzan Kanwar, 200 to 300 grams of explosives and ball bearings were packed in a canister to make the IED.