At least five people were reported killed and several injured in a powerful explosion in Quetta’s Hazara Town area.
Quetta police chief Abdul Razaq Cheema said the explosion was a suicide attack. He said the suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded area of Hazara Town where people were shopping for Eid.
Hazara Town is a locality populated mainly by the ethnic Hazara Shia minority which has been targeted by extremist militant groups.
The injured were taken to the Bolan Medical Complex Hospital and Combined Military Hospital (CMH) for treatment.
The powerful blast was heard far and wide, causing panic among the people. Rescue workers rushed towards the spot of explosion to shift the injured to hospitals. The blast was followed by aerial firing in the area and shopkeepers pulled down their shutters in panic.
The explosion was the second bomb attack in the city in the past 24 hours.
Earlier in the day, seven people were injured when an IED exploded on Quetta’s Spini road area. Police said militants had intended to target the vehicle of a deputy superintendent of police in the bomb attack.
The terrorist criminal act has been committed again my country people innocent ladies gentlemen have been attacked again, is there any political party supports terrorists? Happy Eid day Holy Hajj day has been transformed in an innocent peoples massacre Day, it hurts all my family very much we are with you in this sorry sad day
R.I.P.
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