Initial findings suggest the attack targeted BNP leader Akhtar Mengal and his convoy; however, Mengal remained unharmed. Security forces quickly sealed off the area, and emergency services rushed the wounded to nearby hospitals
Security personnel inspect a damaged vehicle at the site of an explosion after a suicide bombing. Pic/AFP
At least 14 people were killed and 35 others sustained injuries after a massive blast near a Balochistan National Party (BNP) rally in Quetta in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Tuesday.
The Express Tribune said the explosion occurred near Shahwani Stadium shortly after an event commemorating the fourth death anniversary of Sardar Attaullah Mengal had concluded.
Initial findings suggest the attack targeted BNP leader Akhtar Mengal and his convoy; however, Mengal remained unharmed. Security forces quickly sealed off the area, and emergency services rushed the wounded to nearby hospitals. Several of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.
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