31 Martyred, 70 Injured In Quetta Suicide Blast

At least 31 persons, including police officials, were martyred and 70 injured in a suicide attack in the Bhosa Mandi area of the provincial capital on Wednesday.

QUETTA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Jul, 2018 ) :At least 31 persons, including police officials, were martyred and 70 injured in a suicide attack in the Bhosa Mandi area of the provincial capital on Wednesday.

The bomber targetted the convoy of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema, who remained unhurt, near a polling station on the Eastern Bypass in NA-266 constituency.

DIG Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) AItzaz Gurya confirmed Sub-inspector Riaz Ahmed was martyred in the attack. Two minors were also among the dead. The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta. The casualties were confirmed by hospital spokesperson Wasim Baig.

Talking to media, DIG CTD Goraya said the suicide bomber was apparently trying to enter the polling station as the security forces personnel were on high alert, he blew himself up outside the building.

The security forces established a cordon around the site of the incident. The police confirmed that the attack was a suicide attack and the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) said that 6 to 8 kilograms of explosive was used. However, the suicide bomber's age could not be ascertained.

Polling, which was stopped due to the attack, resumed under the supervision of police, Frontier Corps and Pakistan Army.