Seven injured in Chaman blast

Explosives planted outside a hotel in busy Mall Road neighbourhood


Web Desk/Shezad Baloch February 24, 2015
Rescue officials rush to the site while security forces cordon off the area. PHOTO: AFP

QUETTA: Seven people were injured on Tuesday in an explosion on Mall Road in Chaman - a township near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Rescue officials rushed to the site, shifting injured to a local hospital while security forces cordoned off the area.

SHO Chaman police station Inspector Agha Mohammed told The Express Tribune that the explosives were planted in a box placed outside a hotel in the busy neighbourhood.

A car and buildings nearby were also damaged in the explosion.

Earlier on February 22, at least 12 people, including a nine-year-old boy, were injured in a remote-controlled explosion on Taj Raod of Chaman town.

COMMENTS

Replying to X

Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.

For more information, please see our Comments FAQ