Deadly blast at mosque in Quetta kills four, injures 23
Over fifteen people were injured in the explosion.
QUETTA (Dunya News) – At least four persons were martyred in a deadly blast in Quetta’s Kuchlak area during Jumma [Friday] prayers in a mosque attached with a madressah [religious seminary].
Sources privy to Dunya News revealed that over 23 people including children were injured in the explosion. The rescue teams reached the incident place and started shifting the wounded to Civil Hospital Quetta.
The security forces cordoned off the area to collect evidences and conduct investigations. Search operation is ongoing in the area and the nature of the blast is yet to be determined.
The intensity of the blast rocked the seminary and TV footage shows extensive damage to walls and roof of the building.
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“The blast was carried out through a timed device that was planted under the wooden chair of the prayer leader,” said Quetta’s chief of police Abdul Razzaq Cheema.
He said that the condition of four wounded people is critical, adding that they were being provided best medical treatment.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast. “The death toll could increase as some of the victims were seriously injured,” Shafqat Janjua, a police official said.
Mineral and gas rich Balochistan is at the centre of the US$60 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is itself part of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure project.
