TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – At least four people including two policemen were killed and 27 injured in a blast near a police station in southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Tuesday evening. </s> At least three persons were killed and several injured in a bomb explosion near city police station in Quetta on Tuesday

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Jul, 2019 ) :At least three persons were killed and several injured in a bomb explosion near city police station in Quetta on Tuesday.

According to police sources, the injured were shifted to civil hospital for treatment. The rescue teams were busy in providing relief to the masses. </s> A member of the bomb disposal unit surveys the site after a motorcycle bomb blast near a police station in Quetta

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Five people including two policemen were killed and 27 injured in a blast near a police station in southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Tuesday evening, a week after a similar blast that killed two people, police said.

An explosive rigged motorcycle was detonated to target a police van parked outside the police station in the heart of Quetta’s busy shopping area, the city police chief said.

“Five people have been killed, including two policemen,” Abdul Razzaq Cheema, Quetta police chief told Reuters. Two women and a child are among the 27 injured in the blast, he added.

In a similar blast last Tuesday two people were killed and 16 were injured when an explosive-rigged motorcycle went off outside a store in Quetta.

Violence in the Baluchistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran, has fueled concern about the security of investments, in particular an energy link planned to run from western China to Pakistan’s southern port of Gwadar. </s> QUETTA: At least five people, including two policemen, were killed and 27 others injured in an explosion near a police station in Quetta on Tuesday, ARY News reported.

Quetta’s Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) police Abdul Razzaq Cheema confirmed that two police personnel among five people were killed in the blast and added that the terrorists targeted a police vehicle near the City police station in Quetta.

He said that additional station house officer (SHO) Shafaat Ali was among the injured and added that he was in a critical condition at the hospital. The police officer said that the explosive device was planted on a motorcycle.

Law enforcement agencies and police rushed to the scene, after being informed and cordoned off the area. Bomb disposal squad also reached at the scene to ascertain the intensity, nature and target of the blast.

Rescue officials shifted the bodies and the injured to Civil Hospital for medico-legal formalities and treatment. The provincial government imposed an emergency at the hospitals while doctors and paramedical staff were directed to report immediately on their duties.

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Earlier on July 23, at least two people had been killed and 23 others sustained injuries after a bomb exploded near eastern bypass, area of provincial capital Quetta.

According to reports, the bomb was planted in a motorbike at Sher Jan bus stop near eastern bypass of Quetta. Rescue teams had rushed the site and shifted the injured to Civil Hospital Quetta for medical treatment.

Police had said that the culprits and motive behind the attack were yet to be ascertained while law enforcement agencies personnel had reached at the spot to probe the blast. </s> At least four people have been killed and more than two dozen injured in an explosion outside a police station in southwest Pakistan, an official said.

The blast on Tuesday evening, which apparently targeted the police, took place in the car park of the city police station in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. It was the latest in a series of similar attacks.

Provincial Home Minister Mir Zia Langov told Anadolu Agency - a news service - that four people were killed and 26 injured, including many policemen in the attack.

However, Abdul Razzaq Cheema, the Quetta police chief, told Reuters news agency that five people, including two policemen, had been killed. He added that two women and a child were among the 27 injured.

Cheema said an explosive-rigged motorcycle was detonated to target a police van parked outside the station in the heart of the city's busy shopping area.

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Footage aired on local broadcaster Dawn News showed ambulances carrying the dead and wounded to hospital. Blood-soaked caps, shoes and other belongings were scattered around the scene among pieces of broken glass and wooden doors.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

Pakistan Taliban and Baloch separatists have for long been targeting security forces in the region.

In a similar blast last Tuesday, two people were killed and 16 more injured when an explosive-rigged motorbike went off outside a shop in Quetta.

Violence in the Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran, has raised concerns about the security of investments, in particular, an energy link planned to run from western China to Pakistan's southern port of Gwadar. </s> Roadside blast kills two cops in Quetta

QUETTA: A roadside bomb killed two policemen and injured eight other people on Tuesday, police and rescue officials said.

“A bomb planted on Sariab Road went off just as a police van passed by,” Geo News quoted Superintendent Police Abdullah Afridi as saying. It was not immediately clear whether all the injured were policemen, Afridi said.

The injured were moved to Civil Hospital Quetta, where at least one of them is said to be in critical condition.

Rescue officials said two policemen were killed and five others injured in the attack that apparently targeted their van. Two passers by are said to have sustained injuries in the attack. The police suspect that the attack was carried out through a remote-controlled device.

Earlier in the day, at least three policemen were injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives while trying to enter Khanpur Imambargah in Shikarpur district of SIindh province as worshipers were offering Eid prayers.

Worshippers overpowered the second would-be suicide bomber as the police were reeling from their injuries inflicted in the first blast. </s> Five people were killed and 35 others injured in a bombing outside a police station in Pakistan’s Quetta city, authorities have said.

The attack on Tuesday was carried out using a motorcycle rigged with explosives and detonated by remote control, police spokesman Mohamed Ramzan told Efe news from Quetta.

The motorbike was parked near a police station and a van filled with officers.

All five fatalities were civilians, as were 31 of those wounded, Ramzan said.

Eight of the wounded are listed in serious condition at hospitals in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province.

No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which took place late in the afternoon.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan issued a statement condemning the attack and expressing sorrow over “the loss of lives.”

Quetta, home to more than 1 million people, is one of the most dangerous cities in Pakistan due to the presence of armed groups including Baloch separatists, the Pakistani Taliban and other jihadist factions.

Two people died and 16 were hurt last week in a motorcycle-bomb attack on the outskirts of the city. And a year ago, Quetta suffered the worst terrorist incident in Pakistan’s history: an attack on a political rally that left 149 people dead. </s> QUETTA: At least four people, including two policemen, were killed and 28 others injured in an explosion near a police station in Quetta on Tuesday, ARY News reported.

According to the details, the bomb was exploded near City police station in the Quetta. Law enforcement agencies and police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.

Bomb disposal squad has also reached at the scene to ascertain the intensity, nature and target of the blast. Rescue officials shifted the bodies and the injured to Civil Hospital for medico-legal formalities and treatment

The provincial government has imposed an emergency at the hospitals while doctors and paramedical staff were directed to report immediately on their duties.

An official said that apparently the target of the explosion was police personnel.

Read More: Two killed, several injured in Quetta blast

Earlier on July 23, at least two people had been killed and 23 others sustained injuries after a bomb exploded near eastern bypass, area of provincial capital Quetta.

According to reports, the bomb was planted in a motorbike at Sher Jan bus stop near eastern bypass of Quetta. Rescue teams had rushed the site and shifted the injured to Civil Hospital Quetta for medical treatment.

Police had said that the culprits and motive behind the attack were yet to be ascertained while law enforcement agencies personnel had reached at the spot to probe the blast. </s> At least five people have been killed after a loud explosion outside the City police station in Quetta, DawnNewsTV reported quoting police and hospital officials.

According to the spokesman for Quetta's Civil Hospital, Waseem Baig, around 34 people have also been injured in the blast, the nature of which was not immediately clear.

The dead and injured have been shifted to Civil Hospital where an emergency was imposed to treat the injured.

Balochistan Inspector General of Police Mohsin Hassan Butt told DawnNewsTV that police were apparently the target of the blast and policemen are among those injured.

The blast shattered the glass windows of nearby shopping malls and shops. The sound of the explosion was heard far and wide, causing panic among the people.

The City police station is located near Bacha Khan Chowk area of Quetta. It is one of the busiest neighbourhoods of the city.

Security officials have cordoned off the site of the blast.
Four are killed and over 20 injured in a bomb blast near a police station in Quetta, Pakistan.