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At least 24 eliminated in Pakistan train station bomb blast, police say

At least 24 individuals were killed and more than 40 hurt in a bomb blast at a. railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday,. cops and other authorities told Reuters.

Pakistan is facing a surge in strikes by separatist. ethnic militants in the south and Islamist militants in its. northwest.

Inspector general of cops for Balochistan, Mouzzam Jah. Ansari, stated 24 individuals have passed away from the blast up until now.

The target was army workers from the Infantry School, he. stated, with a number of the injured in crucial condition.

So far 44 hurt individuals have actually been brought to civil. healthcare facility, Dr. Wasim Baig, a health center spokesperson, told Reuters.

Senior superintendent of authorities operations, Muhammad Baloch,. said the blast seemed to be a suicide bomb which. investigations were underway for more details.

The blast happened inside the train station when the. Peshawar-bound express will leave for its location,. Baloch stated.

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast at. Quetta's main railway station, which is typically hectic early in. the day.

In August, a minimum of 73 individuals were killed in Balochistan. province after separatist militants assaulted police stations,. train lines and highways.

The attacks in August were the most extensive in years by. militants battling a decades-long revolt to win secession of. the resource-rich southwestern province, home to significant China-led. projects such as a port and a gold and copper mine.

(source: Reuters)