A Baloch separatist group claimed responsibility for an attack on Saturday that killed 26 people, including 14 soldiers, at the central station in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, in southwest Pakistan. The explosion took place in the morning, while passengers were waiting on a platform.
An explosion claimed by Baloch separatists left at least 26 dead on Saturday, November 9, including 14 soldiers, on a platform at the main station in Baluchistan, a province in the south-west of Pakistan, according to a new hospital report.
“Fourteen members of the army and twelve civilians were killed,” said Doctor Wasim Baig, spokesperson for the Sandeman regional hospital in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran. A previous report reported 25 killed. In addition, 46 soldiers and police officers and 14 civilians were injured, he added.
The explosion took place around 8:45 a.m. at Quetta Central Station, where passengers were waiting on a platform. The official APP agency reports that two trains were preparing to leave when the explosion occurred, near a ticket sales counter.
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), one of the main Baloch separatist groups, claimed responsibility for the explosion which blew out the huge tin shelter supposed to protect travelers from the sun or rain at the Quetta railway station.
The police say they are working to determine how the separatists organized this explosion.
With AFP
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