QUETTA – One Policeman was killed while nine people, including Deputy Inspector General (Investigation) Quetta Police, were injured in a suicide explosion, targetting the residence of the senior police official here on Thursday.
“A powerful car bomb explosion took place after ramming the vehicle into the outer-wall of official residance of DIG Investigation Wazeer Khan Nasar near Police Line in Quetta Cantonment. The blast killed one policeman and caused injuries to nine others including DIG Investigation himself,” Police told media.
Most of the injured were included civillians as they were, at the time of blast going to their offices, they added.
Police sources said that a suicide bomber riding an explosive-laden car, hit his vehicle against the boundary wall of the DIG house thus badly damaging the dwelling unit.
Heavy contingent of law enforcement agencies and police reached the place soon after the incident and cordoned off the entire area. A police operation has been launched to trace and arrest the suspects.
Suicide car blast kills 1, injures 9 in Quetta
