Multiple blasts and firing kill 62 in Pakistan; IS, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility
The Blast Was Claimed By Both The Local Affiliate Of The Islamic State Terror Group And By Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), A Splinter Group Of The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. PTI | Updated on: 24 Jun 2017, 08:07:23 AM
Peshawar/ Karachi:
Twin blasts tore through a market crowded with Eid shoppers in a mainly Shia town, a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car and militants opened fire on police in separate attacks in Pakistan’s three major cities on Friday, killing 62 people and wounding nearly 100.
The suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car near Inspector General of Police Ehsan Mehboob’s office in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, killing at least 13 people, including seven policemen, and wounding 21 others.