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Twin suicide blasts on late Sunday night killed at least 24 people and injured several others in Taftan, near the Pak-Iran border, a high official has confirmed.
According to Home Secretary of Balochistan, Akbar Hussain Durrani, the blasts took place when 10 buses carrying Shia pilgrims from Iran were parked outside the hotels.
Durrani was talking to a Pakistani media channel.
He said that the pilgrims had planned to stay at the hotels and continue their journey the next morning.
The suicide bombing was followed by intense gunfire, he said while adding that the death toll is expected to rise.
Security personnel rushed to the site to control the situation.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as yet.
Shia pilgrims have been attacked several times by militants in parts of Balochistan.
Presently, no militant organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack.