Pakistan bomb blast kills two children, injures 16 other people
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An injured policeman receiving medical treatment following a bomb explosion near a police headquarters in Pishin, Pakistan, on Aug 24.
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QUETTA, Pakistan – A bomb blast in south-western Pakistan killed two children and injured 16 other people on Aug 24, police officials said.
Seven policemen were among those injured when the remote-controlled bomb, attached to a motorcycle, detonated near police headquarters in Pishin, the city’s senior superintendent of police Manzoor Buledi told Reuters.
“Explosives were planted in a motorcycle that was parked in the area,” said police officer Mujeeb-Ur-Rehman, adding that the two children killed were passing through the area when the blast occurred.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow and grief over what he called the martyrdom of young children in the explosion.
In a statement, he expressed his condolences to their families, adding that he was praying for the recovery of the injured police officers and other people in the incident. REUTERS
