QUETTA, Pakistan – At least four policemen were killed when a blast rocked a market in Quetta’s Satellite town Monday night, according to local police.
Quetta Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema said that a police van was damaged, and two policemen and seven civilians were wounded in the blast, Dawn news reported.
According to the DIC, the blast was due to improvised explosives device embedded in motorcycle parked on the road.
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims responsibility for the attack.
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