At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a train station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday. This UNN writes with reference to Reuters.
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Balochistan Inspector General of Police Muzzam J Ansari said 24 people were killed in the blast at the railway station, which is usually crowded in the early hours of the day.
“The target was members of the infantry school,” he said.
In addition, 44 injured people have been taken to a civilian hospital, many of them in critical condition.
Senior Superintendent of Police Muhammad Baloch said the blast appeared to have been carried out by a suicide bomber and that investigations were underway for more information.
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The so-called Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist paramilitary group, claimed responsibility for the attack. BLA seeks independence for Balochistan, a province of about 15 million people bordering Afghanistan to the north and Iran to the west. BLA is the largest of several ethnic insurgent groups fighting the government, claiming it is unfairly exploiting the province's rich gas and mineral resources.
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In August, at least 73 people were killed in Balochistan province after separatist militants attacked police stations, railroad tracks and highways.
And last December, a suicide attack on a police station in Pakistan killed at least 22 police officers. The Tehrik-e-Jihad Pakistan, an offshoot of the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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