At least 26 people, including 14 soldiers, were reported killed in an explosion at a train station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan. More than 40 people were reportedly injured in the attack, and the condition of the injured is critical. Authorities said the target was army personnel at the Infantry School, while the separatist Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
“So far, 44 injured civilians have been brought to the hospital,” hospital spokesman Dr. Wasim Baig told Reuters.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist militant group, claimed responsibility for the attack claimed responsibility.
“The blast occurred inside the railway station when the express was about to depart for its destination in Peshawar,” Baloch said.
Pakistan is grappling with a surge in attacks by ethnic separatist militants in its southern Balochistan province and by Islamist militants in its northwestern province.
