Two coordinated improvised explosive device (IED) blasts in Quetta's Khezai Chowk area killed a rescue worker and injured 10 other people on Thursday evening, police said. According to police officials, the first IED went off at the office of a transport company at Khezai Chowk area. As the police, rescue workers and media men gathered at the site, the second IED exploded.
Liaqat Shahwani, the spokesman for Balochistan government, confirmed the number of casualties. Six policemen, including two officers, and Dunya TV's reporter Ibrar Ahmed and cameraman Rehmat Ali were also among the injured, he added.
The injured were rushed to various hospitals of Quetta for treatment. This is the fifth explosion that has taken place in Quetta over the past four weeks.