Suicide Car Bomb Attack in Pakistan: Death Toll Rises to 10 After 4 More Killed
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- •At least 10 killed and over 25 injured in a suicide car bomb attack in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
- •ISIL-Khorasan (ISIS-K) militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
- •Pakistan’s interim government’s State Minister for Information, Murad Jamali Kakkar, condemned the attack.
- •The international community has condemned the attack and pledged support to Pakistan.
A devastating suicide car bomb attack rocked Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s southern Balochistan province, early on Saturday morning. The explosion occurred near a bustling market in the city around 6:30 AM local time. According to initial reports from police and local authorities, at least 10 people were killed and more than 25 injured in the blast. However, locals claim the number of injured could be even higher.
Soon after the attack, Murad Jamali Kakkar, Pakistan’s interim government’s State Minister for Information, condemned the incident as despicable and assured that strict action would be taken against those responsible. He also revealed that an explosive-laden vehicle was recovered from the scene. Meanwhile, the ISIL-Khorasan (ISIS-K) militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack, though authorities are still verifying the claim.
Witnesses described the explosion as so powerful that many victims were completely dismembered. Search and rescue operations are still underway at the site, and the process of identifying the dead has begun. Balochistan’s Chief Minister Mir Ali Mudadassar Hussain stated that the government is making every effort to investigate the attack and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice.
