At least 56 people were killed and about 160 others injured in Quetta, Pakistan on September 3 when a suicide bomber struck a procession brought out to mark the Al Quds day. The bomber blew himself up when the rally, organised by the Imamia Students Organisation, reached Meezan Chowk. Soon after the blast some armed men in the procession started firing into the air, triggering chaos and panic. People fled or lay on the ground to avoid the gunfire. All shopping centres and business establishments shuttered down in no time after an angry mob set on fire several vehicles and ransacked some shops. Thirty-five people died on the spot and the rest in hospitals. A number of dead and wounded lay in pools of blood. The blast also enveloped motorcycles and bodies in flames. “I saw a young man entering the procession and after that a powerful explosion took place,” Saqib Khan, an eyewitness, was reported as saying. He said that after the blast heavy gunfire shook the area.
SUICIDE BOMBER STRIKES AL QUDS RALLY IN QUETTA
At least 56 people were killed and about 160 others injured in Quetta, Pakistan on September 3 when a suicide bomber struck a procession brought out to mark the Al Quds day.
