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CCTV footage of the attack. An explosion is visible in it.
26 people died in a blast at Quetta railway station in Pakistan on Saturday morning. More than 50 people have been injured in the blast. According to Pakistan media reports, the militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has taken responsibility for the attack.
The BLA spokesman said the suicide attack was carried out by the Majeed Brigade unit. Their target was the soldiers of Militant Infantry School, who were about to go to Peshawar by Jafar Express after completing the course.
Officials said many of the injured passengers died in hospital. Quetta Civil Hospital spokesperson Wasim Baig told Pakistani newspaper The Dawn that among those killed were 14 army soldiers and 12 civilians.
On the other hand, officials have not confirmed that BLA is behind this attack. He said that in the initial investigation it seems to be a suicide blast.
Pictures of Quetta train blast…
After the blast, goods are seen scattered on the platform.
There was chaos on the platform after the blast.
The platform shed was blown away by the blast.
Emergency has been declared in Quetta Civil Hospital.
The relatives of the injured were seen worried outside the hospital.
There was a crowd on the platform, blast happened before the train arrived According to the report of Pakistani news website Tribune Express, this accident happened just before Jafar Express reached the platform. A senior police officer of Quetta said that the train was to leave for Peshawar at 9 o'clock. The passengers were waiting for the train at the time of the accident. He said that there were more than 100 people on the platform at the time of the blast. It is being said in some reports that the blast took place near the booking office.
BLA had blown up the bridge, train started after one and a half month On August 26, BLA had blown up the railway bridge. After this the rail service between Quetta and Peshawar was stopped. After about one and a half months, train service between the two cities was started again from October 11. Today, on November 9, a blast was carried out at the railway station before the arrival of the train from Quetta to Peshawar.
Pakistan PM said – will not spare the culprits Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has condemned this attack. He said that the culprits will be given the harshest punishment. Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti called an emergency meeting after the incident and ordered an immediate investigation.
After the blast, the injured were taken to Quetta Civil Hospital. Emergency has been declared in the hospital. Doctors and nurses have also been called from other hospitals to deal with the crisis. According to the hospital, currently 46 people are being treated.
BLA carried out many attacks in Pakistan
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