Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Quetta Blast

Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Quetta Blast
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed the responsibility for Friday evening’s blast at a mosque in Quetta.

A blast in Satellite Town area of the Balochistan provincial capital on Friday evening took the lives of 15 people, including a deputy superintendent of police, Amanullah, and the mosque’s imam.

A spokesperson for the Balochistan governor has confirmed to media that the blast was a result of a suicide bombing.

According to reports on social media, the bombing has been claimed by the ISIS, with the target being the Taliban. A user shared a screenshot from the terror group’s website, saying that the attack had been carried out by an ISIS member Abu Jarrah Al-Balochi.

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A news report in Dawn has stated that police were currently trying to gauge whether the attack had been carried out by the same group that had killed DSP Amanullah’s son a month back.

Meanwhile, the incident has received condemnation from Prime Minister Imran Khan, Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, and JUI-F Chief Fazlur Rehman.

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