ISLAMABAD: A powerful bomb exploded in a crowded market just outside the city of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing two people and wounding eight others, officials said.
The bomb exploded in Kuchlak Bazaar this morning near the venue of a rally organized by a political party.
An eight-year-old was among the dead, officials and witnesses told the media.Witnesses said the explosion was followed by gunfire. Could not immediately determine who was responsible for the shooting.
No group claimed responsibility for the blast, which occurred hours before a visit to Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.
The bomb exploded in Kuchlak Bazaar this morning near the venue of a rally organized by a political party.
An eight-year-old was among the dead, officials and witnesses told the media.Witnesses said the explosion was followed by gunfire. Could not immediately determine who was responsible for the shooting.
No group claimed responsibility for the blast, which occurred hours before a visit to Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.
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