7 killed, 12 injured as another two blasts hit Quetta in SW Pakistan

Source : Xinhua | English.news.cn

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and 12 others injured when another two blasts hit Pakistan' s southwest city of Quetta on Thursday night, reported local media Dunya.

Two of the injured were in critical condition, the report quoted hospital sources as saying.

Earlier on Thursday afternoon, a car bomb hit a paramilitary checkpost in the Bacha Khan area of the city, leaving at least 11 people including one paramilitary personnel dead and 50 others including seven paramilitary personnel wounded.

The second blast took place at about 8:45 p.m. local time inside a snooker club located on the Alamdar Road in the city.

The target is the local Shia Muslims, said local media.

A few minutes later when police and media were rushing to the blast site, a third blast went off on the Airport Road leading to the Alamdar Road.

Several policemen and journalists were injured in the explosion, said local TV channel Samaa.

All the injured have been shifted to the civil hospital in the city and an emergency has been declared at the hospital.