Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 5
Trend:
At least 13 people, including a police official, were killed and 25 others injured in a ‘suicide’ explosion in Jhal Magsi district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province Thursday evening, The Express Tribune reports.
The explosion took place outside the Fatehpur shrine, officials said.
DPO Jhal Magsi said a constable was killed while attempting to stop the suicide bomber from entering the shrine.
“Police grabbed him and the suicide bomber exploded himself,” he said.
The death toll and nature of the blast was also confirmed by Balochistan government spokesperson Anwarul Haq Kakar.
According to hospital sources, condition of several people injured in the explosion is critical.