One killed, seven injured in Quetta blast, firing

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QUETTA: At least one person was killed and nine others were injured on Wednesday when an explosion took place on Quetta's Double Road which was followed by firing, DawnNews reported.

Police said unknown assailants hurled a hand-held bomb at two barber shops near the Sirki Kalan area of Double road. Subsequently, one person was killed whereas nine others sustained injuries.

Shopkeepers pulled down their shutters soon after the blast took place that was heard far and wide.

The injured persons were rushed to Civil Hospital Quetta for medical treatment where an emergency was imposed.

"The area was at its busiest when the bomb went off," Muhammad Aslam, a police official, told Dawn.

The blast also damaged some vehicles and smashed the glasses of nearby homes and shops.

Earlier on September 21, at least 11 people, including a woman, were injured when a powerful explosion took place in the Jinnah Town neighbourhood of Quetta.

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