MONITORING (SW) – At least 24 people were killed and 40 injured on Saturday in a blast at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan’s southwest, a police officer said.
Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Mohammad Baloch confirmed the death toll while speaking to reporters, reported Dawn.
The figures are expected to surge.
He further said that the incident “seems to be a suicide blast” but it would be too early to say for sure, adding that an investigation was underway to ascertain the nature of the blast.
Speaking to reporters, SSP Baloch further said that “around 100 people” were present at the site, according to footage seen by him. He added that at the time of the explosion, a train was reportedly ready to depart from the platform for Peshawar.
Earlier, Edhi Rescue Service head Zeeshan said that the blast “occurred at a platform inside the railway station”.
The banned militant group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the blast.
