Summary The blast took place near Bacha Khan Chowk in Quetta city on Thursday.
QUETTA: At least eight people were killed and several others injured in a blast in the provincial capital.
A heavy contingent of police and FC rushed to the spot and started search operation after cordoning off the area.
The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital and CMH for medical treatment.
Police are requesting people to stay away from the area.
According to unconfiremd reprorts the expolsive material was planted in a car.
The target was not immediately clear, but the bomb detonated close to a paramilitary checkpoint in Quetta.
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"According to our information, 11 people were killed and 27 injured in the blast. We will be able to tell you after some time what kind of device it was, but it was a crowded place," said Quetta police chief Mir Zubair Mehmood.
