QUETTA, July 30: At least five people were killed and as many as 34 injured on Tuesday in an explosion targeting a police vehicle near the Bacha Khan Chowk area in Quetta, police said.
Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) Quetta Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema said the explosion took place close to a police vehicle at the Bacha
Khan Chowk in the remit of the City Police Station.
DIG Cheema said the injured included the injured included an additional Station House Officer (SHO), who was taken to a medical trauma centre for treatment.
The injured and bodies of the dead were shifted to the Civil Hospital, where officials confirmed the death toll.
The medical superintendent at the Civil Hospital said an emergency had been imposed at the hospital while all doctors and paramedical staff had been called to report immediately for duty. He said six of the injured were in critical condition.
Images from the scene showed blood on the ground and several damaged vehicles, including the police mobile van and multiple motorcycles parked near the blast area. Agencies
