Blast kills 1, injures 8 in SW Pakistan

2009-11-17 22:59:59 [ Big Normal Small ]    　Comment

Rescuers carry an injured person to hospital in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, Pakistan, Nov. 17, 2009. At least one person was killed and eight others, including a police chief, were injured in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, local TV channel reported. (Xinhua/Pool) Photo Gallery>>>

    ISLAMABAD, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and eight others, including a police chief, were injured in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, local TV channel reported.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) police Nizam Shahid Durrani received injuries in the motorcycle blast outside his office on Sapni Road in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, the private TV Express reported.

Rescuers carry an injured person to hospital in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, Pakistan, Nov. 17, 2009.  (Xinhua/Pool)Photo Gallery>>>

 

Durrani was going to his office when he was attacked. His guard was also injured in the remote-controlled blast, according to local police sources.

According to sources, the dead body of a person who died in the blast and eight injured, including four policemen and four civilians, have been shifted to nearby hospital.

Security personels clear the spot of the blast on Sapni Road in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, Pakistan, Nov. 17, 2009.  (Xinhua/Pool)Photo Gallery>>>

Meanwhile, eyewitnesses have also reported aerial-firing after the explosion. Police are trying to determine the nature of the blast.    

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