Three martyred, six injured in Quetta blast

QUETTA: At least three people were martyred and six others sustained injuries in a blast near the Hazarganji area of Quetta on Sunday.

According to police, unidentified suspects planted explosives on a motorcycle and parked it near Hazarganji Fruit Market, in a suburban neighbourhood in Quetta. “Three bodies and six injured have been taken to hospital,” Munir Ahmad, a Quetta police official, told AFP.

Ahmad said the bomb had been concealed in a motorcycle that was parked at a vegetable market in the Hazarganji neighbourhood. An official in Quetta confirmed details of the blast. It occurred in a different part of town to where anti-government demonstrators were gathering for a rally on Sunday as part of a series of protests against Prime Minister Imran Khan organised by an opposition alliance. While the target was unclear, Hazarganji is home to a large population of Hazaras.—Agencies