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Blast targets mosque, killing two, injuring 13 in Quetta

Explosion in Quetta leaves several injured

By Web Desk
May 24, 2019

Quetta: A blast at  a mosque left at  two people dead and 13   injured on Friday  in Quetta's Pashtoonabad area , Geo News reported on Friday.

The TV correspondent said the blast took place in Rehmania Masjid which was heard by residents several blocks away. 

Three of the injured were said to be in critical condition at Civil Hospital.

The blast was so loud that it left windowpanes of the houses in densely populated  shattered 

Police and paramilitary troops have cordoned off the area while rescue officials are said to have shifted the injured to nearby hospitals. Nature of the blast was not immediately known.