At least 24 people were killed and 46 injured in an explosion at the railway station in Quetta in south-west Pakistan, the police said. – We fear that the death toll will rise, says Inspector General Moazzam Jah Ansari to AFP. The police say it is a suicide attack. In a statement shared on Telegram, the Balochistan Liberation Army group said it was behind the attack, and that it targeted soldiers who were to take the train home after a course. Preliminary reports indicate that the explosion occurred at the station’s ticket office just before a train to Peshawar was on its way in, reports the news channel Geo News. Officials inform the channel that the condition of several of the injured is critical. (NTB/news)
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