Security intensified in Karachi after Quetta railway station blast
- Código: 28245825
- Data do Conteúdo: 09/11/2024
- Inclusão no Site: 09/11/2024 15:26:49
- Assunto: PAKISTAN SECURITY
- Legenda: Quetta (Pakistan), 09/11/2024.- Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi (C) and Mir Sarfraz Bugti (L), Chief Minister of Balochistan province talk with journalists outside the hospital during a visit to injured victims of a blast at a railway station in Quetta, the provincial capital of restive Balochistan province, Pakistan, 09 November 2024. Security has been intensified at major railway stations after a blast at the Quetta Railway Station early morning on 09 November killed at least 24 people and over 50 injured, with reports indicating a potential suicide bombing as the cause, police said. The blast occurred on the platform as passengers prepared to board the Jaffar Express for Peshawar. Emergency services quickly responded, transporting victims to Civil Hospital Quetta, where an emergency was declared to handle the influx of casualties, including women and children. Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti condemned the attack as a horrific act against civilians and ordered an immediate investigation, while police and bomb disposal teams secured the area for further examination. EFE/EPA/FAYYAZ AHMED ORG XMIT: EA6193
- Serviço/Categoria: EFE / Distúrbios e conflitos
- Crédito: Agência Efe/Folhapress
- Dimensão: 39cm x 26cm
- Tamanho: 14.25 megapixels
- Resolução: 300 dpi
- Palavras-chave: EXPLOSION
