Quetta: Bomb blast kills one injures 8

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Quetta: Bomb blast kills one injures 8

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A bomb blast in a hotel in Quetta killed one person and injured eight more in Quetta.

16 August,2012 06:25 am

According to police, blast took place at Mir Hotel on Joint Road near Railway Station at around 10:30 when people were busy in having dinner, killing one person and injuring eight others,According to police the explosive material was planted under a table. Police said that hotel’s security guard, Jan Muhammad, was killed on the spot. The injured were rushed to Civil Hospital for treatment.The blast was so severe that it damaged the building and furniture of the hotel and windowpanes of nearby buildings were also broken. According to Bomb Disposal Squad, one kilogram of explosive material was used in the blast.In another incident, some miscreants blew up railway line going to Iran from Quetta near Ahmadwal Railway Station in Noshki.In another incident, some unidentified miscreants attacked a police van carrying salary for police officials and looted Rs 2.8 million. Two police officials and a passerby were killed in the attack.In Kharan, some unidentified persons opened fire on FC check post near Chief Chowk and killed a police official.