A bomb explosion has killed 4 and injured more than 12 people in front of the Government Science College, in Quetta on Thursday evening.
According to hospital sources, four dead bodies and at least 12 injured were brought to Quetta’s civil hospital. An emergency was imposed in civil hospital Quetta to provide timely medical treatment to the injured.
The blast was said to be very powerful, which smashed the glasses of nearby shops and offices in the area. The blast was heard far and wide causing panic in the capital city.
As per reports, a gathering of religious parties was underway inside Science college when the bomb went off outside the main gate of the college. However, the leadership of the political parties remain unhurt in the attack.
Police said it is premature to say that the political meeting was the target of the blast. “We are interrogating into the attack”, a senior police official said.
The law enforcement forces reached the spot and cordoned off the area to probe into the incident. None was allowed to enter the area where the blast occurred.