Market blast in southwest Pakistan kills 16, half of them ethnic Hazaras
Reuters
12 April, 2019, 13:03
Update: 12 April, 2019, 13:03
Members of the bomb disposal unit survey the site after a blast at a vegetable market in Quetta, Pakistan April 12, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Quetta, Pakistan: A bomb hidden among bags of potatoes at a Pakistani market killed at least 16 people, half of them ethnic Hazaras, officials said, in an attack apparently aimed at minority Shi’ite Muslims.
At least 30 people were wounded in the blast in the southwestern city of Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province, officials said.