A powerful bomb has exploded near railway track in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 19 people
Yahoo • • world
Key Points:
- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan, killing at least 19 people and injuring over 70 as a passenger train passed by.
- The explosion caused two train cars to overturn and catch fire, damaging nearby buildings and vehicles, with 20 wounded reported in critical condition.
- The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a banned militant group seeking independence for Balochistan, claimed responsibility, stating the train was carrying security personnel.
- Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, has been a hotspot for insurgency targeting security forces and civilians, despite government claims of quelling the violence.
- Authorities have condemned the attack, declared a medical emergency, launched an investigation, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called it a "cowardly act of terrorism."