2 killed, 8 injured in blast in southwest Pakistan

July 13, 2012 11:15

In Pakistan, a powerful bomb went off in a busy market on the outskirts of Quetta city of southwest Pakistan today, killing two persons and injuring eight more, officials said.

The bomb went off at Kuchlak Bazar this morning near the venue of a rally organised by a political party. An eight-year-old girl was among the dead, officials and witnesses told the media. Witnesses said the blast was followed by firing. It could not immediately be ascertained who was responsible for the firing.

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