April 2017 Quetta bombing | |
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Location | Zarghoon Road, Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 30°10′53.06″N 66°58′11.1″E / 30.1814056°N 66.969750°ECoordinates: 30°10′53.06″N 66°58′11.1″E / 30.1814056°N 66.969750°E |
Date | April 21, 2017 |
Attack type
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Bombing |
Non-fatal injuries
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3 |
Victims | Children |
On 21 April 2017, a bomb packed inside dustbin detonated at Zarghoon Road in Quetta, Pakistan. According to police, the bomb was packed in plastic bag in dustbin. Three children aged between 10 to 14 picked a shopping bag at garbage when suddenly bomb exploded and all three children were injured. Injured children were brought to civil hospital and were later shifted to Burn ward of Bolan Medical College (BMC) where according to doctors, the children were out of danger. The victims were identified as 10 years old Atif Shah, 12 years aged Agha Mohammed and 14 years old Bor Muhammad. Following the attack, law enforcement agency reached the site and cordoned off the area.