One killed, several wounded in blast in Quetta
Pakistan
Security forces and rescue officials rushed to the area following the explosion.
QUETTA (Dunya News) – At least one person was killed and several others suffered injuries in a blast in Quetta’s Kandahari Bazar at Shahrah-e-Iqbal area on Saturday.
Security forces and rescue officials rushed to the area following the explosion.
The injured were transferred to Civil Hospital Quetta and the area was cordoned off.
Police sources said the blast has caused damage to nearby shops and smashed the glasses of vehicles.
Initial police investigation suggests an improvised explosive device was planted in a motorcycle parked on the roadside. The blast also damaged four vehicles parked on the roadside.
Balochistan Chief Minister, Mir Quddus Bizenjo has strongly condemned the bomb explosion.
In a statement issued after the blast, Bizenjo has directed the police to submit a report in this regard and bring the perpetrators to book. “The terrorists would not be spared”, he warned.
The blast was heard far and wide in the city causing a panic.
