Pakistan Mosque Blast Kills at Least 13

The blast killed at least 13 people, including a senior police officer, and injured 20 others, police said.

Gul Yousafzai

The blast killed at least 13 people, including a senior police officer, and injured 20 others, police said.

The blast occurred at a mosque in the city of Quetta in south-western Pakistan on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Quetta: A blast at a mosque in the city of Quetta in south-western Pakistan on Friday killed at least 13 people, including a senior police officer, and injured 20 others, police said.

Police said an improvised explosive device had been planted in the mosque inside a seminary. It went off during evening prayers on Friday.

“So far, 13 bodies and 20 injured have been brought here,” Dr Wasim Baig, spokesman for a local hospital told Reuters, adding that many of the injured were in serious condition.

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