5 killed, over a dozen injured in blast at seminary in Quetta's Kuchlak area

At least five people have been killed after a loud explosion rocked a madressah located in Kuchlak area on the outskirts of Quetta, DawnNewsTV reported, quoting police.

More than a dozen people have been injured in the blast, which took place after Friday prayers. They have been shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta.

According to police, the explosion was carried out through an improvised explosive device (IED) that was planted under the pulpit of the seminary.

TV footage showed the blast caused extensive damage to the walls and ceiling of the seminary.

This is the fourth explosion that has taken place in Quetta over the past four weeks. On July 23, at least three people were killed and 18 were injured in a bomb attack in Quetta's Eastern Bypass area.

On July 30, another attack took place near a police station in which five people were killed and 30 people were injured. The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan had claimed responsibility for that blast.

Last week, an explosion in Quetta's Mission Road area killed one person and injured 10 others.

Source: The Dawn