Blast at funeral in Quetta kills 30+ & DIG operations

[Argus Panoptes]

The mind boggles, how a bomb able to reach so close to high ranking officials that too in Police lines, where there is suppose to be strict checkings?

The worry is that many of lower ranks in the forces are infiltrated widely.

 

[Ayush]

RIP.......

They didnt even leave a funeral

 

[Assault Rifle]

Suicide attack on policeman's funeral in Quetta kills 38.
AGENCIES and DAWN.COM

QUETTA: A suicide blast at the funeral of a slain police officer in Quetta killed 38 people on Wednesday, including at least three senior police officials.

“At least 38 people have been killed and more than 50 injured,” said senior police official Mohammad Tariq. “Most of the dead and injured are policemen,” he added. Several of the wounded were said to be in critical condition.

According to television reports, the bomb exploded outside a mosque where the funeral procession of station house officer Mohibullah was being held.

The bomb went off as senior officers prepared to offer prayers for their colleague. Police sources told DawnNews that the bomb, which appeared to have been exploded by a suicide bomber, contained between eight to 10 kilograms of explosive material.

The injured were shifted to the Civil Hospital and the Combined Military Hospital.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Operations Fayyaz Sumbal, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Headquarters Shamsuddin and Superintendent Ali Mehr were confirmed to be among the senior police officials killed in the bombing.

The blast was the second targeted attack on Thursday on police personnel in the provincial capital, which has been under high security the entire day. SHO Mohibullah was shot dead by unknown gunmen earlier this morning in Killi Almo area while he was reportedly taking his family for Eid shopping.

Eyewitnesses said fear and chaos spread among the people attending the funeral following the loud explosion.

“All my colleagues are gone. The DSP, SP, DIG… they’re all gone,” said one emotional eyewitness reduced to tears. It was still unclear exactly how many senior police officials had died.

No militant group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing, one of the worst targeted attacks on police personnel in the violence-hit provincial capital.

This is a developing story and will be updated as further reports come in.

Suicide attack on policeman's funeral in Quetta kills 38 - DAWN.COM

 

[Parul]

Rest In Peace.....

 

[Star Wars]

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[Star Wars]

They should really at-least allow the funerals to be carried out peacefully ....

 

[Amaa'n]

The worry is that many of lower ranks in the forces are infiltrated widely.

Not in this case tbh

 

[Amaa'n]

The mind boggles, how a bomb able to reach so close to high ranking officials that too in Police lines, where there is suppose to be strict checkings?

Yar you do the moment of panic at funerals, especially when there is a shaheed or lea, so everyone cant be checked, its just like saying, why everyone entering the shopping mall was not searched.

 

[Argus Panoptes]

Not in this case tbh

How can you conclude that? How was a bomb planted so close to senior policemen? How was it carried in? How did they know where to plant it? And who planted it? Suicide bomber, so did he have credentials to get in? Planted bomb, so how did the planter get out undetected?

Lots of questions.

Yar you do the moment of panic at funerals, especially when there is a shaheed or lea, so everyone cant be checked, its just like saying, why everyone entering the shopping mall was not searched.

If it is so chaotic, of course it is asking for trouble.

 

[Assault Rifle]

CAsualties are 38 and not 7.

 

[mourning sage]

How can you conclude that? How was a bomb planted so close to senior policemen? How was it carried in? How did they know where to plant it? And who planted it? Suicide bomber, so did he have credentials to get in? Planted bomb, so how did the planter get out undetected?

Lots of questions.


If it is so chaotic, of course it is asking for trouble.

it was a suicide attack. the bomb disposal squad recovered the head of the attacker. its surprising though,how do they know that a particular head belongs to the attacker.

 

[chhota bheem]

any idea who did that?

 

[Amaa'n]

How can you conclude that? How was a bomb planted so close to senior policemen? How was it carried in? How did they know where to plant it? And who planted it? Suicide bomber, so did he have credentials to get in? Planted bomb, so how did the planter get out undetected?

Lots of questions.



If it is so chaotic, of course it is asking for trouble.

I never concluded that- just a pov, just like you.
Police is corrupt, yes i agree, they will help terrorists by giving them mobile phones, they will run away when the terrorists attack, BUT helping out a terrorist so that he could blow up the funeral prayer of their fallen comrade? Na, abhi itnay bhi begairat nahin hain ye. After all it was a matter of paitty bhai's funeral prayer,

Establishing the amount of explosives used would help to determine the blast radius, and how close the bomb was to the officer.
Neglience from performing duties is a different case altogether which you did not consider.

 

[Argus Panoptes]

I never concluded that- just a pov, just like you.
Police is corrupt, yes i agree, they will help terrorists by giving them mobile phones, they will run away when the terrorists attack, BUT helping out a terrorist so that he could blow up the funeral prayer of their fallen comrade? Na, abhi itnay bhi begairat nahin hain ye. After all it was a matter of paitty bhai's funeral prayer,

Establishing the amount of explosives used would help to determine the blast radius, and how close the bomb was to the officer.
Neglience from performing duties is a different case altogether which you did not consider.

That assumption may be dangerously incorrect.

 

[Amaa'n]

it was a suicide attack. the bomb disposal squad recovered the head of the attacker. its surprising though,how do they know that a particular head belongs to the attacker.

Because the bombers whole body blows up into pieces but head. The bomb is straped to the body in such a way that it keeps the head intact, AND the blast wave is outwards, not inwards