Bus attack kills at least two in Pakistan
- 10 years ago
A fire rages in the dark as rescue workers respond to a suicide bombing in Pakistan.
Officials say a car packed with explosives rammed into a bus carrying Shi'ite pilgrims, killing at least two and injuring more than 20 in the city of Quetta.
The bus burst into flames after the impact.
One eyewitness said he helped pick up three bodies from the blast.
(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) EYEWITNESS, MOHAMMAD YOUNUS, SAYING:
"I saw the bus in flames when I got here. We moved three martyrs."
Emergency teams rushed the injured to local hospitals.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Quetta is the capitol of Balochistan province, an area plagued by sectarian violence between majority Sunni and minority Shi'ite Muslims.
Officials say a car packed with explosives rammed into a bus carrying Shi'ite pilgrims, killing at least two and injuring more than 20 in the city of Quetta.
The bus burst into flames after the impact.
One eyewitness said he helped pick up three bodies from the blast.
(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) EYEWITNESS, MOHAMMAD YOUNUS, SAYING:
"I saw the bus in flames when I got here. We moved three martyrs."
Emergency teams rushed the injured to local hospitals.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Quetta is the capitol of Balochistan province, an area plagued by sectarian violence between majority Sunni and minority Shi'ite Muslims.