QUETTA: At least 15Â people were killed and 35 injured when a loud explosion occurred on Monday in Quetta?s Civil Hospital.
The explosion occurred after Balochistan Bar Association's President Bilal Kasi was gunned down at Mano Jan Road. Former Balochistan Bar President Baz Muhammad Kakar was injured in the attack.
Lawyers and journalists had gathered at the emergency department where Bilal Kasi's body was brought, when the explosion occurred. Most of the injured are lawyers, eye witnesses said.
Police said that unknown men also opened fire after the blast. Panic tore through the hospital after the incident. The blast occurred near the emergency department of the hospital.
Security forces have cordoned off the area.
Emergency has been declared at the hospitals in Quetta.
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