Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Balochistan, Quetta Railway Station area, Pakistan on Sat 9th November 2024

At least 26 persons were killed and more than 50 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself near the ticket counter of Quetta Railway Station in Balochistan on November 9 (today), reports Aaj TV. According to railway authorities, the Jaffar Express was scheduled to depart for Peshawar at 9 am. The train had not yet arrived at the platform when an explosion occurred near the ticket office at the railway station. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Quetta, Muhammad Baloch, the explosion occurred while a large number of passengers were present on the platform waiting for the Jafar Express to depart. The Majeed Brigade of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) while claiming responsibility for the attack said the group had carried out a suicide bombing at the train station in Quetta targeting military personnel, adds The Khorasan Diary.