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| Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan suicide blast that left 25 dead | |
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| A suicide blast in Mastung, in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, has left 25 people dead and 35 injured, including Deputy Senate Leader Abdul Ghafoor Haideri. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has claimed responsibility for the attack. | |
| Speaking to local media, Haideri, who has been moved to a military hospital in Quetta, said he was not seriously hurt and was saddened by the deadly attack. His convoy was the target of the roadside explosion, reported Reuters. | Speaking to local media, Haideri, who has been moved to a military hospital in Quetta, said he was not seriously hurt and was saddened by the deadly attack. His convoy was the target of the roadside explosion, reported Reuters. |
| "We received 20 bodies so far and over 35 injured," Shafi Zehri a doctor in Mastung told reporters. | "We received 20 bodies so far and over 35 injured," Shafi Zehri a doctor in Mastung told reporters. |
| Images corroborated by RT show the extent of the explosion, which destroyed Haideri’s vehicle. | Images corroborated by RT show the extent of the explosion, which destroyed Haideri’s vehicle. |
| Haideri, a member of Jamiat e Ulema Islam, a right-wing Sunni Islamist political party and part of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's coalition government. The deputy Senate leader reportedly requested an armored vehicle but one has not been provided. | Haideri, a member of Jamiat e Ulema Islam, a right-wing Sunni Islamist political party and part of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's coalition government. The deputy Senate leader reportedly requested an armored vehicle but one has not been provided. |
| Speaking to Reuters following the blast he said: "There are many casualties as there were many people in the convoy.” | Speaking to Reuters following the blast he said: "There are many casualties as there were many people in the convoy.” |
| Haideri’s driver was killed in the attack, which Mastung police official Ghazanfar Ali Shah said was carried out by a suicide bomber. The area of the explosion has been cordoned off by officials and an investigation is underway. | Haideri’s driver was killed in the attack, which Mastung police official Ghazanfar Ali Shah said was carried out by a suicide bomber. The area of the explosion has been cordoned off by officials and an investigation is underway. |
| No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack in an area where many militant groups are known to be operating. | No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack in an area where many militant groups are known to be operating. |