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Tragic Blast in Mastung Kills Seven, Including Five Children

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By Web Desk Published November 1, 2024 2 Min Read
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Blast near girls' school in Mastung, Balochistan, targets police van; 7 killed, 17 injured. Photo Credits: @War_Analysts (X)
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A devastating explosion in Balochistan’s Mastung district resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, including five children and a police officer, on Friday morning, as confirmed by the Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai. Additionally, 17 people suffered injuries in the incident.

Alert:Blast near girls' school in Mastung, Balochistan, targets police van; 7 killed, 17 injured.

The explosion, which occurred near a girls' school in Mastung District, Balochistan, has claimed the lives of 07 individuals, including police personnel and schoolchildren, while 17… pic.twitter.com/wRy6NBBzsy

— Mahaz (@MahazOfficial1) November 1, 2024

Commissioner Bazai reported that the blast occurred around 8:35 am near the Mastung Civil Hospital, likely caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a motorcycle and detonated near a police vehicle.

وزیر اعلیٰ بلوچستان میر سرفراز بگٹی کی مستونگ میں دھماکے کی مذمت

شہید پولیس اہلکار اور معصوم بچوں کے ورثاء سے اظہار افسوس، دہشت گردوں نے غریب مزدوروں کے ساتھ اب معصوم بچوں کو نشانہ بنایا، انسانیت سوز واقعہ قابل مذمت ہے ، دہشت گردوں نے سافٹ ٹارگٹ میں اب معصوم بچوں کو نشانہ…

— Chief Minister's Office Balochistan (@CMOBalochistan) November 1, 2024

The wounded receive care at Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital and Mastung District Headquarters Hospital, with 11 subsequently transferred to the Quetta Trauma Centre (QTC). Among those who moved to Quetta were a five-year-old girl and a teenage boy, with five reported in serious condition, according to QTC Managing Director Arbab Kamran.

Death toll of Mastung blast reached 7.

11 Injured of the blast have shifted to Trauma center of Quetta. https://t.co/Jq0LJAfRw6 pic.twitter.com/bq9yhXzDl0

— Asim Ahmed khan (@leokhanasim) November 1, 2024

Local authorities, including the deputy and assistant commissioners, manage the hospital crisis. Commissioner Bazai noted that police have secured the area to prevent further incidents.

Mastung District Police Officer (DPO) Miandad Umrani added that four police officers were among the injured and that the young victims were between the ages of five and 10. He also mentioned that the blast damaged a police van and several auto-rickshaws.

Images from the scene displayed a charred police van with police officers, and bystanders gathered nearby, highlighting the severity of the explosion.

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