At least 21 people were killed, and 46 others were injured in a powerful bomb explosion at a railway station in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan that took place on Saturday, According to officials.
The explosion ripped through the provincial capital, Quetta’s Railway Station. The passengers were gathered on the platform before the scheduled departure of the Jaffar Express to Peshawar.
“The incident seems to be a suicide blast, but it would be too soon to say for sure”, Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) operations Mohammad Baloch said. He also stated that an investigation was underway to ascertain the nature of the blast.
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