An explosion happened at the Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan’s Balochistan on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 30 others. According to Pakistan’s Dawn News, a train was about to leave the station for Peshawar when the explosion occurred.
Quetta senior superintendent of Police (SSP) operations Mohammad Baloch said the incident “seems to be a suicide blast” but it would be too early to say for sure, adding that an investigation was underway to ascertain the nature of the blast.
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Speaking to reporters, SSP Baloch added that “around 100 people” were present at the site, Dawn News reported citing footage seen by him.
In a statement, Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind said police and security forces had reached the site of the incident.
Shahid Rind said the nature of the blast was being investigated as the Bomb Disposal Squad was collecting evidence from the site, and a report on the incident had been sought.
The government official stated that an ‘emergency’ has been imposed in the hospitals there, adding that the “injured were being provided with medical aid,” Dawn News reported.
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Source: HT
