Nine people were killed and 17 others were injured in a bomb blast in Arbab Karam Khan Road near Raisani Chowk, Quetta. The blast took place outside the house of former federal minister Naseer Mengal’s son Shafiq Mengal. At the time of blast Shafiq Mengal was in the house.
After the blast firing between unknown gunmen and police was also reported. According to eyewitnesses the armed men opened fire at police and media who arrived on the scene after the blast. Gunmen also manhandled a private TV channel’s cameramen and broke his camera.
All the injured people have been taken to civil hospital and Bolan Medical Hospital.
Update: Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) Accepts Responsibly Of Quetta Blast
December 30, 2011
