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Bomb blast leaves two dead in Pakistan Sunni mosque

May 25, 2019 00:00:00


QUETTA: Police officers and rescue workers gathering at the site after a blast in a mosque in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday — Reuters

QUETTA, May 24 (Reuters): A bomb at a mosque in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday killed two worshippers and wounded 14, officials said.

The blast went off at the Sunni Muslim mosque when people were offering Friday prayers.

"There were about 100 people there when a bomb exploded very close to the prayer leader," said police officer Abdul Qayum.

There was no claim of responsibility.

Quetta is the capital Baluchistan province which has been plagued for decades by a separatist insurgency. The separatists usually attack energy infrastructure and the security forces.

Sunni Muslim militants also operate in the province. They usually attack government targets and members of the Shi'ite Muslim minority.

Police chief Abdur Razzaq Cheema said the explosion -- the latest violence in a string of attacks in restive Balochistan province -- was caused by a remotely detonated bomb.


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