QUETTA: At least four people have been killed after a loud explosion rocked a madrassah located in Kuchlak area on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan.
More than 20 people have been wounded in the blast, which took place after Friday prayers. They have been shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta, Pakistani media reported.
The imam of the mosque connected to the seminary, located 25km from the city of Quetta, was killed in the explosion, police said.
“The blast was carried out through a timed device that was planted under the wooden chair of the prayer leader,” said Quetta police chief Abdul Razzaq Cheema.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast.
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