A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff, and wounding about 62 others, some critically, officials said.
The attack happened when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel to the garrison city of Rawalpindi from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, according to Hamza Shafqaat, a senior government administrator.
TV footage showed the steel structure of the platformβs roof blown apart and a destroyed tea stall. Luggage was strewn everywhere. Most of the victims were taken to a state-owned hospital and some to a military one.
Update:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his condolences to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari and the countryβs prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, over the deadly blast at a rail station in Pakistan on Saturday, according to the Kremlin press service.
#BREAKING #Pakistan A suicide bombing at the railway station in the Pakistani city of Quetta has claimed the lives of 24 people and left more than 30 others injured.
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Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist group, claims responsibility for suicide attack. pic.twitter.com/50t5LNn2Ky
