A powerful bomb has exploded in the car park of a luxury hotel in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least four people and wounding another 12.
Police said rescuers took victims from the five-star Serena Hotel to nearby hospitals and footage on Pakistan news channels showed burning cars.
South-western Baluchistan province is the scene of a long-running insurgency by secessionist groups like the Baluchistan Liberation Front and the Baluchistan Liberation Army.
A powerful bomb went off in the parking area of the five-star Serena hotel (Arshad Butt/AP)
They have for decades staged attacks to press their demands for independence. The Pakistani Taliban also have a presence there.
Blast in hotel parking lot in Pakistan s Quetta leaves 4 dead, 9 injured
Blast in hotel parking lot in Pakistan s Quetta leaves 4 dead, 9 injured
A bomb blast in the parking lot of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday night left four people dead and at least nine injured.
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UPDATED: April 22, 2021 01:27 IST
Burning vehicles at the site of an explosion in Pakistan s Quetta on April 21. (Photo: Banaras Khan/AFP)
A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine others, police said.
Published Wednesday, April 21, 2021 2:52PM EDT QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine others, police said. Security forces rushed to the Serena hotel and no one was being allowed to go near the site of the blast. Police said rescuers transported victims to nearby hospitals. Footage on Pakistan news channels showed burning cars. Senior police official Azhar Akram said officers were trying to determine whether the bomb was planted in a vehicle that was parked in the hotel s parking lot. He provided no further details, saying police were still investigating.
Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan
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A police officer and rescue workers arrive at the site of bomb blast in Quetta, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. A powerful bomb went off in the parking area of a five-star Serena hotel in the southwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday, wounding some people, police said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
QUETTA, Pakistan – A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine others, police said.
It was unclear who was behind the bombing at the Serena Hotel. Police said rescuers transported victims to nearby hospitals. Footage on Pakistan news channels showed burning cars.
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