20 killed, 53 injured in blast in Pakistan's Quetta

9/11/2024 16:58

        At least 20 people were killed and 53 others injured on Saturday morning in a blast at a railway station in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, chief executive officer of Pakistan Railways said.
        
        The attack happened at about 8:20 a.m. local time at Platform No. 1 of the railway station in the provincial capital city of Quetta where the train Jaffar Express was ready to depart, the railways said in a statement.
        
        Military sources from Quetta said that the target of the attack were soldiers leaving for their homes in other provinces after completing a training course in Quetta.
        
        The sources said that a suicide bomber blew up his explosive jacket in a crowd of over 100 people, including soldiers, railways police, and civilian passengers.