Quetta railway station blast: Balochistan to observe three-day mourning
Pakistan
The mourning would be observed across the province from November 11 to 13
QUETTA (Dunya News) - The Balochistan government on Sunday announced three-day mourning following the tragic loss of lives in a suicide attack at Quetta Railway Station.
The mourning would be observed across the province from November 11 to 13.
The national flag on all the government buildings would remain at half-mast.
At least 26 people were killed and 56 others injured on Saturday as a result of a bomb blast at the Quetta Railway Station.
Five railway employees and four passengers including a woman were among dead.
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The injured were shifted to the Quetta Civil Hospital where an emergency was declared.
Sources said the explosion took place just before a Quetta-bound Jaffar Express arrived where around 200 passengers were waiting.
The nature of blast was reported as suicide bombing and Baloch Liberation Army claimed the responsibility of the blast.