0 Comment(s)
Print
E-mail Xinhua, April 9, 2024
ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Xinhua) -- A policeman was killed and 12 others injured in an explosion inside a mosque in Quetta in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Monday night, police said.
The explosion took place when people were gathering in the prayer hall to offer evening prayers, Senior Superintendent of Police Operations Zuhaib Moshin told media.
The injured people, including five policemen who were deployed at the mosque, had been shifted to a nearby hospital.
He said that the blast happened due to gas leakage when the policemen were preparing tea for themselves.
The area had been cordoned off for further investigations. Enditem
Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)