Over 24 people were reportedly killed and 50 others injured in southwest Pakistan after a powerful bomb exploded near a railway track in Quetta. According to AFP, the blast targeted a train that was carrying military personnel in Balochistan and Army servicemen were among the victims.
Details on the blast are still incoming, While some reports say the explosion occurred on a railway track, others say it occurred near it.
According to a report by an Al Jazeera correspondent, the explosive device went off just 1 km from the train’s destination station.
In the aftermath of the powerful blast, two bogies of the train were seen overturned and on fire, with thick black smoke billowing out of it. Some vehicles parked near the explosion site were also damaged, news agency AP reported, citing witnesses.
Balochistan government official Babar Yousafzai said authorities were still investigating the blast, but gave no further details, the report further added.
