Blast in Quetta kills two persons

At least two people were killed in a bomb blast in Quetta late Sunday, police said.  

The blast on busy Saryab Road near a power station also injured nearly 10 people, police and hospital sources said.  

The bomb was attached to a motorcycle and was detonated with the help of a remote-controlled device, a police officer said.  

Ambulances arrived at the scene and shifted the injured to the city’s main hospital. Sources said that three injured were in critical condition.

A police officer Syed Mubeen said the bomb was detonated through a remote-controlled device.

Security forces arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area and police also searched the nearby areas.

No group claimed responsibility. The authorities blame the anti-govt insurgents for such terror attacks.

Police reported another blast on Faqir Muhammad Raod in Quetta but no was hurt in the second blast.

 Balochistan has been in the grip of blasts and target attacks that mostly kill civilians.

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