This Article is From Jun 23, 2017

Blast In Pakistan's Quetta Kills At Least 5

Police said the blast took place near the office of the Inspector General of Police and it's possible the assailants were trying to enter the nearby Army cantonment.

Blast In Pakistan's Quetta Kills At Least 5

A blast in Pakistan's Quetta killed at least five people. (Representational)

Islamabad: A blast today in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, capital of the country's Baluchistan province, has killed at least five people, a police official told Reuters.

"The blast took place near the IG office (inspector general of police) and it's possible the assailants were trying to enter the (army) cantonment which is close by," said provincial government spokesman Anwar ul-Haq Kakar.

Television footage showed emergency services rushing to the area which was covered in debris and security officials cordoning off the area.

(Reporting by Saad Sayeed and Gul Yousafzai; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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