Pakistan explosion: Two children among 11 killed in restive Baluchistan province
Islamabad, Oct 20: Two children were among 11 killed in a bomb blast occurred on a bus in restive Baluchistan province's capital city Quetta, media reported.
The explosion took place inside a local city bus on a bus terminal located on Quetta's Saryab road on Monday that left many more injured, Dawn online reported.
"More
than
20
people
have
been
injured,
six
of
them
critical" Javed
Gharheen,
a
senior
police
official
was
quoted
as
saying.
Malik
Baloch,
the
chief
minister
of
Baluchistan
has
strongly
condemned
the
bombing
and
termed
it
"a
conspiracy
against
durable
peace
in
Baluchistan."
Baluchistan has been witnessed over 1,400 incidents targeting the minority Shia and Hazara communities have taken place in the province during the past 15 years.
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The largest province of the country by area, is home to a low-level insurgency by ethnic Baloch separatists. Al Qaeda-linked and sectarian militants also operate in the region.
The province shares borders with Afghanistan and Iran.
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