Quetta: At least four people have been killed and several others injured after four consecutive blasts ripped through Quetta, a city of Pakistan’s insurgency-hit Balochistan province, within three hours, here on Friday.
The blasts have further raised suspicions over the security concerns ahead of May 11 elections.
As per initial reports, the first blast was reported from Gwalmandi area, the second explosion ripped through Jinnah Town, while the third one hit Gordat Singh area, which has long history of sectarian and ethnic violence. The police said that five people were injured in Gwalmandi.
A fourth explosion that struck near a Frontier Core check-post in Nichari area of the city within an hour of three earlier back-to-back blasts also, according to police, left at least four killed and 30 others injured. Reportedly heavy shooting also followed the blast.
The injured have been shifted to different hospitals across the city. Police and security officials have raised the level of security in the city after the explosions.
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