At Least 25 Killed in Quetta Blast As Polls Open in Pakistan
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A bomb went off in Quetta, Pakistan on Wednesday killing at least 25 people.
According to Sputnik, Pakistan’s health ministry announced that the terrorist blast also left 40 people injured.
The explosion, which appeared to have targeted a police convoy, took place just hours after polls opened in Pakistan for the country's parliamentary elections.
More than 30 political parties and 12,570 candidates are competing for the support of some 106 million registered voters, who will elect both the national and four provincial assemblies.
Polls will close at 6pm local time (13:00GMT) across 85,000 polling stations manned by up to 800,000 police and military forces.
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