Karachi: At least five people, mostly policemen, were injured in an explosion in Quetta on Sunday in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, in yet another instance of systematic attacks targeting security officials in the country orchestrated by the outlawed Pakistani Taliban.
The explosion took place at Quetta Police Lines Area, and the injured, who are mostly policemen, were shifted to the Civil Hospital in the city.
Police officials said the site was cordoned off.
It’s not immediately clear the nature of the explosion.
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack.
It stated that security officials were targeted in the blast.
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