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Pakistan: Two policemen killed in blast near Unity Chowk in Quetta

At least two policemen have been killed while 13 others are injured in a blast near Unity Chowk area of Quetta, Pakistan, ANI quoted media reports as saying. More to follow.

Edited by: India TV News Desk New Delhi Published : Aug 08, 2021 21:37 IST, Updated : Aug 08, 2021 23:00 IST
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Two killed in Quetta blast. (Representational image)

At least two policemen have been killed while 13 others are injured in a blast near Quetta's Serena Hotel at Unity Chowk area of Quetta, Pakistan.

Pakistan media reports said four passers-by were also wounded in the blast that targeted a police mobile near Tanzeem Chowk, Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said in a statement.

He said the bomb was fitted into a motorcycle. The injured were shifted to the hospital, where an emergency was imposed.

He condemned the attack, saying "terrorists want to disturb Balochistan's peace and spread fear."

"Will bring to justice the elements trying to create disturbance in peaceful Balochistan," he added.

The incident comes more than three months after a powerful bomb exploded in the parking lot of the Quetta Serena Hotel, killing five people and wounding a dozen others.

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Pakistan Taliban had claimed responsibility of blast at Serena Hotel in Balochistan's Quetta in April.

Police said that the explosion took place at Zarghoon Road, near the city's University Chowk, adding that the explosives were planted on a motorcycle. The explosion took place near a police van.

The injured, including two policemen, have been shifted to the city's Civil Hospital, Deputy Inspector General Quetta said, adding that the windows of nearby buildings were shattered due to the explosion. Chief Minister of Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan has condemned the incident.

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