At least 42 people were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb went off at a major hospital in the southwest Pakistani city of Quetta, police told the Associated Press news agency.
Graphic video footage from the scene showed bodies strewn on the ground, some still smoking, among pools of blood and shattered glass as shocked survivors cried and comforted one another.
A large burn mark against white brick appeared to indicate where the explosion occurred.
The blast came after mourners including journalists and lawyers gathered at the hospital following the fatal shooting of a senior local lawyer, officials said. Many of the dead appeared to be wearing black suits and ties...
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8/8/16
Graphic video footage from the scene showed bodies strewn on the ground, some still smoking, among pools of blood and shattered glass as shocked survivors cried and comforted one another.
A large burn mark against white brick appeared to indicate where the explosion occurred.
The blast came after mourners including journalists and lawyers gathered at the hospital following the fatal shooting of a senior local lawyer, officials said. Many of the dead appeared to be wearing black suits and ties...
i24news.tv
8/8/16
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At least 93 people were killed and 56 others injured in a suicide blast inside the emergency ward of a hospital in Pakistan's southwest Quetta city on Monday morning, local media and officials said...
ReplyDeleteLocal Urdu TV channel ARY News said the dead included 25 lawyers and two journalists while there was a large number of lawyers and some journalists in over 50 injured people who have been shifted to various hospitals in Quetta, the capital city of the country's southwest Balochistan province.
Rehmat Baloch, the health minister of Balochistan, confirmed the suicide blast left 93 people killed and scores others injured.
He said a state of emergency has been declared in all hospitals of the city to ensure the best possible medical treatment for the injured....http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/999102.shtml