One dead, 16 injured in blast at Quetta mosque during Friday prayers

At least one person died while sixteen others sustained severe wounds in a massive explosion that occurred at Rehmania Mosque during Friday prayers in Quetta’s Pashtunabad area.

According to initial details, the security personnel have shifted the victims to Civil Hospital while the entire area has also been cordoned off for search operation. The deceased has been identified as the Imam of the mosque.

They said that the blast was carried out through planted device while its nature is being determined. The explosion also shattered windowpanes of the nearby houses.

It is the seventh terror attack in the province in one month.

On April 12, at least 20 people – including two children, a Frontier Corps official and eight members of the Hazara community – were killed and 48 sustained injuries in an explosion at fruit and vegetable market in Quetta’s Hazarganji area.

The police confirmed that the bomb was hidden inside sacks of potatoes. For more latest news Pakistan, visit 9newshd.tv