QUETTA: Three people were killed and several other injured when a powerful bomb blast near the public meeting venue of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) rocked the provincial capital, here on Thursday, police said.
A JUI-F spokesman Maulana Amjad claimed it was a suicide attack which targeted the party chief convoy. However, police has not yet declared the attack as suicidal.
Maulana Amjad said JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman remained safe in the attack.
Police said that JUI-F had organised a public meeting at Sadiq Shaheed ground in Quetta titled as ‘Mufti Mehmood Conference.’ They said that when JUI-F chief was leaving the venue after concluding his speech, a power blast shook the ground.
According to preliminary reports, at least three people were killed and several others injured in the blast.
Meanwhile, a private TV channel quoted JUI-F chief as saying that his vehicle was targeted when he was leaving the meeting’s venue. He said that he remained safe as his vehicle was bomb proof.
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