Blast Kills 28, Injures Over 30 In Quetta In Pakistan On Election Day
At least 28 people were killed and 30 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Quetta on a day when the country is voting to elect a new parliament.
The voting was disrupted after the blast happened near the polling station.
The blast took place near Quetta’s Eastern Bypass when the police van was targeted in the attack.
The blast was part of a larger pattern of attacking security forces’ vehicles and not targeting the electoral process, the Express Tribune reported.
Television images showed a charred police vehicle, cordoned off by security officials. The dead include police officials are civilians.
Investigations are underway and an emergency has been declared at Civil Hospital where injured are being treated.
