Times of Islamabad

Death Toll Rises significantly in Quetta Bomb blast

Death Toll Rises significantly in Quetta Bomb blast

QUETTA – Death Toll Rises significantly in Quetta Bomb blast.

At least eight people including policemen were killed and 23 otherssustained wounds in a bomb explosion at the city s Shahra-e-Iqbal Road nearpress club on Monday.

As per the initial reports, the blast took place at the city sShahra-e-Iqbal Road.

Soon after the explosion, police and rescue staff reached the spot andstarted shifting bodies and injured people to local hospital formedico-legal formalities.

The nature of the blast was not immediately clear. Security officials havealso cordoned off the site of the blast.

In January, at least 15 people including Deputy Superintendent of Police(DSP) Ammanullah and the Imam of the mosque had been killed and 19 otherssustained injuries in a powerful explosion at a mosque in the provincialcapital’s Satellite Town.

The bomb explosion took place when the people were offering Maghrib prayers.