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CCTV footage of the attack. An explosion is visible in it.
At least 24 people have died in the blast that took place on Saturday morning at Pakistan’s Quetta railway station. More than 50 are injured. According to the report of Pakistani news website Tribune Express, this accident happened just before Jafar Express reached the platform.
A senior police officer of Quetta said that the train was to leave for Peshawar at 9 o’clock. The passengers were waiting for the train at the time of the accident. He said that there were about 100 people on the platform at the time of the blast.
No information has been revealed yet as to what caused the explosion. The police officer said that in the initial investigation it appears to be a suicide blast. Although investigation into the matter is ongoing, it is too early to confirm anything.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has condemned this attack. No terrorist group has yet taken responsibility for the blast.
5 footage related to Quetta station blast…
After the blast, goods are seen scattered on the platform.
There was chaos on the platform after the blast.
The platform shed was blown away by the blast.
Emergency has been declared in Quetta Civil Hospital.
The relatives of the injured were seen worried outside the hospital.
Balochistan CM called emergency meeting After the blast, the injured were taken to Quetta Civil Hospital. Emergency has been declared in the hospital. Doctors and nurses have also been called from other hospitals to deal with the crisis. According to the hospital, currently 46 people are being treated. The condition of many of the injured is critical. The death toll may increase.
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti called an emergency meeting after the incident and ordered an immediate investigation. He said that strict action will be taken against those who target innocents.
State government spokesman Shahid Rind said police and security forces had secured the station. Bomb disposal experts are working there. The official report on the incident will come soon.
BLA carried out many such attacks in Pakistan There was also a big explosion in Pakistan in the beginning of November. 7 people including 5 school children were killed in this blast. And 22 people were seriously injured. According to reports, the explosion was done with the help of remote.
Earlier in October, attackers had killed 20 workers in a small private coal mine in Dukki district of Balochistan. Earlier in August, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) separatists and suicide bombers had attacked police stations, railway lines and several highways. At least 73 people died in this.
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