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Dozens killed in Pakistan train station suicide blast, as militants claim responsibility

At least 53 people were injured in the blast, some of whom were taken to hospital.
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November 09, 2024

(CNN) โ€” A suicide bombing at a train station in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday killed at least 25 people, as a separatist militant group in the region said it carried out the attack.

Another 53 people were injured in the attack in the city of Quetta, Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat said in a statement.

โ€œExplosion at the railway station was a suicide bombing,โ€ the statement said.

Dozens killed in Pakistan train station suicide blast, as militants claim responsibility
Dozens killed in Pakistan train station suicide blast, as militants claim responsibility

The blast happened on a platform at the cityโ€™s main railway station at about 9 a.m., Senior Police Superintendent Muhammad Baloch said.

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant group active in the region, has claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement seen by CNN.

โ€œThe explosion happened when a large number of passengers were present on the platform,โ€ Baloch said.

Fareed, an eyewitness to the blast, told CNN: โ€œThere was a lot of chaos. People were running back and forth, people were lying martyred, some without legs and arms and hands.โ€

Passengers, railway employees and security personnel are among the dead, a senior local government official said.

Security forces have cordoned off the area, and investigations are underway. The provinceโ€™s Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

In a statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the attack.

An insurgency in Balochistan has been running for decades but has gained traction in recent years since the provinceโ€™s deep-water Gwadar port was leased to China, the jewel in the crown of Beijingโ€™s โ€˜Belt and Roadโ€™ infrastructure push in Pakistan.

The BLA has been responsible for the deadliest attacks in Pakistan this year, most recently in October when it targeted a convoy of Chinese engineers and investors in the city of Karachi leaving two Chinese citizens dead.

Correction: This story has been updated to correct when the suicide bombing occurred.

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