Death toll in Quetta blast climbs to five
At least 11 persons injured in the blast are still under treatment at the Civil Hospital Quetta.
QUETTA (Dunya News) – Death toll from bomb blast at the parking of Serena Hotel on Wednesday has climbed to five after an injured person succumbed to his wounds during treatment at the Civil Hospital Quetta, Dunya News reported.
Sources said that one police official is among the dead. At least 11 persons injured in the blast are still under treatment at the Civil Hospital Quetta.
An explosion took place late Wednesday night in the parking of a hotel on Quetta’s Jinnah Road, leaving four people dead on the spot and twelve others injured.
It is reported that the blast took place near Jinnah Road, Serena Chowk in the parking lot of a private hotel. Multiple cars in the parking lot caught on fire as a result of the blast. At least twelve people were reported injured in the blast, who were shifted to Civil Hospital for medical treatment.
Quetta Police say the nature of the blast is being investigated. It is reported that security forces have cordoned off the area surrounding the site of the blast.
Assistant Commissioner Revenue Quetta Ijaz Ahmed and Assistant Commissioner Jaffarabad Bilal Shabbir are also among the injured.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed condemned the blast and expressed deep regret over the loss of precious lives. The Minister has sought a report of the incident from Chief Secretary Balochistan.
