Blast in Quetta kills 4, injures more than a dozen

At least four people were killed and more than a dozen were injured in a blast in Quetta’s Kuchlak area on Friday.

According to local media reports, the blast took place near a seminary in Kuchlak area on the outskirts of Quetta, after Friday prayers. Rescue teams reached the site of the blast and have cordoned off the area. Police say the blast was carried out through an improvised explosive device (IED) that was planted inside the seminary.

The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital . Authorities fear the death toll may rise. This is the fourth explosion that has taken place in Quetta over the past four weeks.