A suicide bomber blew himself up in Barori area of Quetta near a worship place of Hazara community after being identified by police on Saturday. Police said that the bomber apparently wanted to target Imam Bargah but detonated his explosive laden vest after being failed to break into the worship place. However, witness the report saying there was no police official near the Imam Bargah. Heavy contingent of police and the Frontier Constabulary (FC) rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area following the incident.
DAWN
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Premature blast kills suicide bomber in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a suicide bomber targeting the country's Shiite minority has killed himself in a premature explosion in southwestern Pakistan.
Hamid Shakeel, deputy inspector general in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, says the Saturday incident took place on the outskirts of the city.
He says a man in his twenties was heading toward a Shiite mosque when his explosive-rigged suicide vest went off prematurely, a little short of his apparent target.
In recent years, al-Qaida-linked Sunni militant groups have targeted the country's Shiite minority in suicide bombings and in shootings. Baluchistan has recently been a center of this violence, with at least four major attacks against Shiites since May.
Associated Press
Hamid Shakeel, deputy inspector general in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, says the Saturday incident took place on the outskirts of the city.
He says a man in his twenties was heading toward a Shiite mosque when his explosive-rigged suicide vest went off prematurely, a little short of his apparent target.
In recent years, al-Qaida-linked Sunni militant groups have targeted the country's Shiite minority in suicide bombings and in shootings. Baluchistan has recently been a center of this violence, with at least four major attacks against Shiites since May.
Associated Press
Thursday, November 3, 2011
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