Huge blast in Pakistan’s Quetta leaves many injured: Report
NEW DELHI,FEB 5: A huge bomb blast has been reported in Quetta in Pakistan’s Balochistan province that has resulted in injury to multiple individuals.
According to Pakistani news site Dawn.com, the blast took place near the FC Mussa checkpoint, leaving more than five people injured on Sunday morning.
According to local media reports, the explosion took place in a secure area near the Quetta Police headquarters and the entrance of Quetta Cantonment.
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Footage of the aftermath of the event is being circulated widely on social media, but the number of casualties remains unknown.
Edhi worker Zeeshan Ahmed, who is leading the rescue operation on the site, told Dawn.com that the injured persons have been moved to the Civil Hospital, Quetta.
He said police and emergency teams have arrived at the site and the area has been cordoned off.
The blast comes days after a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers during afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 100 people and wounding more than 150 others, mostly policemen.
-PTI
