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Suicide bomber kills at least 10 people in southwest Pakistan | Suicide bomber kills at least 10 people in southwest Pakistan |
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An explosion has rocked a rally in Quetta, southwest of Pakistan, killing at least ten people and injuring many others. | An explosion has rocked a rally in Quetta, southwest of Pakistan, killing at least ten people and injuring many others. |
The blast in the Balochistan province capital happened as demonstrators gathered outside the local Press Club on Monday. A suicide bomber set off a device near a police vehicle; two police officers are among the victims. | The blast in the Balochistan province capital happened as demonstrators gathered outside the local Press Club on Monday. A suicide bomber set off a device near a police vehicle; two police officers are among the victims. |
Medics told Reuters that they had “received ten bodies so far and 35 injured in Civil Hospital” after the incident. | Medics told Reuters that they had “received ten bodies so far and 35 injured in Civil Hospital” after the incident. |
Video footage from the scene shows a motorcycle torn apart by the blast and damaged vehicles nearby. | Video footage from the scene shows a motorcycle torn apart by the blast and damaged vehicles nearby. |
Nobody has so far taken responsibility for the attack, but Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Pakistani Taliban and Baloch insurgent groups have been active in Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan. | |
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