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)
In Short
Blast took place in QuettaIt happened inside the railway stationA senior police official confirmed the blastAt 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.
Published By:
Radha Basnet
Published On:
Nov 9, 2024