Series of Attacks in Quetta Leave 11 Dead
Series of Attacks in Quetta Leave 11 Dead
Gunmen targeted Shia Muslims, as suicide bomber struck outside political rally.
At least 11 people were killed and 30 injured in a series of attacks in Quetta on Thursday, including a suicide bombing at a rally by a leading religious political party.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, head of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUIF) party was leaving a rally in the capital of Balochistan province where he had addressed thousands of people when his car was targeted by a suicide bomber, officials said.
Abdul Razaq Cheema, the city’s police chief, said: “It was a suicide attack. One person has been killed and more than 17 injured. Some of the injured are in critical condition.”