Quetta blast: Video captures moment of explosion targeting Pakistan Army personnel at Balochistan railway station | World News
At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in Pakistan’s Balochistan on Saturday, Reuters reported, citing police. The blast took place inside a Quetta railway station when the Peshawar-bound express was about to leave for its destination. A CCTV camera footage, posted by Sputnik India, showed the moment the bomb blast took place, reportedly targeting Pakistan Army soldiers. Note: Disturbing visuals. Viewers’ discretion is advised Pakistan is grappling with a surge in strikes by separatist ethnic militants in the south and Islamist militants in its northwest. Inspector general of police for Balochistan, Mouzzam Jah Ansari, said 24 people have died from the blast so far. “The target was army personnel from the Infantry School,” he said, with many of the injured in critical condition. “So far 44 injured people have been brought to civil hospital,” Dr. Wasim Baig, a hospital spokesman, told Reuters. Senior superintendent of police operations, Muhammad Baloch, said the blast seemed to be a suicide bomb and that investigations …
