13 killed, 25 injured in blast at railway station in Pakistan's Quetta

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The blast took place inside the railway station when the Peshawar-bound express was about to leave for its destination, a senior police official said.

Quetta railway station bomb blast. (Photo credit: @AshokBhat_KP/X)

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Quetta,UPDATED: Nov 9, 2024 11:29 IST

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Blast took place in QuettaIt happened inside the railway stationA senior police official confirmed the blast

At least 13 people were killed and 25 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, a police official told Reuters.

Pakistan is grappling with a surge in terrorist attacks in its northwest and a growing separatist insurgency in the south.

"The blast took place inside the railway station when the Peshawar-bound express was about to leave for its destination," said the senior superintendent of police operations, Muhammad Baloch.

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Radha Basnet

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Nov 9, 2024

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