Banaras Khan—AFP
Bomb kills three, wounds 32 in Balochistan capital.
A bomb blast killed at least three people and wounded 32 others in Quetta on Friday, police said.
The improvised explosive device was fitted in a bicycle parked in a shopping area on the city’s airport road. “The device weighing six kilograms went off with a big bang killing at least three people and wounding 32 others, including two women and four children,” said senior local police official Chaudhry Manzoor.
He said there did not appear to be a target, adding: “The purpose was to trigger panic and terror.”
Another senior police official confirmed the incident and casualties.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Balochistan province, of which Quetta is the capital, is home to a separatist insurgency that has been raging since 2004. Separatist militant groups routinely target security forces and government installations.
The province borders Iran and Afghanistan and has also been the target of Taliban and sectarian attacks.