{"id":8698,"date":"2020-02-18T14:55:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/8698-blast-kills-eight-injures-22-in-southwest-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2020-02-18T14:55:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:55:21","slug":"blast-kills-eight-injures-22-in-southwest-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/8698-blast-kills-eight-injures-22-in-southwest-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Blast kills eight, injures 22 in southwest Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least eight people including policemen were killed and 22 others injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan\u2019s southwestern city of Quetta on Monday, local media reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">At least eight people including policemen were killed and 22 others injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan\u2019s southwestern city of Quetta on Monday, local media reported.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">As per the initial reports, the blast took place near the Quetta Press Club located on Shahrah-i-Adalat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Soon after the explosion, police and rescue staff reached the spot and started shifting bodies and injured people to local hospital for medico-legal formalities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">The nature of the blast was not immediately clear. Security officials have also cordoned off the site of the blast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">The blast took place as a demonstration was ongoing near the press club. Several vehicles parked in the vicinity have also been damaged due to the impact of the blast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Police said that the blast had severely damaged nearby building and vehicles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has expressed his grief at the loss of lives in the Quetta blast. 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