Quetta blast kills one, injures 14 near Bacha Khan Chowk

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QUETTA: At least 14 persons sustained injuries and one reportedly succumbed to wounds following powerful bomb explosion near a shopping centre situated in Bacha Khan Chowk, Quetta.

Firing was also heard in the surroundings after the bomb explosion occurred near shopping mall located in Bacha Khan Chowk of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

Injured persons including women and children are being shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta, reports said.

Several shops and motorcycles are reportedly damaged in the incident.

Law enforcement agencies cordoned off whole area and commenced search operation to search out the culprits involved in the incident.