Blast injures three in Quetta

Sariab Road and surrounding areas are being evacuated and a search operation is underway.


Web Desk September 19, 2013
Three injured in explosion in Sariab area of Quetta. PHOTO: REUTERS/ FILE

QUETTA: A blast in the Sariab area of Quetta on Thursday left three people injured, the police have said.

The injured people, who have not been identified, are being taken to the hospital, Express News reported.

The site of the blast and surrounding areas are being evacuated and a search operation will be led to ensure that no other explosives are in the area.

The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) has been called to the scene. The police and rescue team are also en-route.

Sariab Road has been the site of multiple terrorist attacks in the past.

On September 8, at least two people were killed and eight others injured in a remote control blast on a street off the main thoroughfare of Quetta’s Sariab Road.

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