Quetta hospital suicide attack death toll rises to 11

Quetta, Apr.16 (ANI): The death toll in the Civil Hospital suicide blast here has increased to 11 with the death of a senior police official and a television cameraman.

A member of parliament from the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was also among the scores injured in the attack outside the emergency ward of the hospital in the provincial capital.

“Eleven people, including two senior police officials, were killed in the attack and another 47 wounded,” The News quoted police and hospital sources, as saying.

A senior police official confirmed that the explosion was triggered by a suicide attacker.

Police said over 15 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast.

The blast was so powerful that it caused extensive damage to the emergency ward of the hospital and some nearby buildings.

Television reports said that gunshots were also heard after the blast. (ANI)