Scenes of blood, rage and pain in Quetta as blast claims several lives

Over 70 people were killed in a blast at a government hospital premises in Quetta on Monday. The death toll is expected to rise. (AFP)

Updated on: Aug 08, 2016 10:23 PM IST

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Over 70 people were killed in a blast at a government hospital premises in Quetta on Monday. The death toll is expected to rise. (AFP)

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Friends and relatives of victims grieve at the scene of a bomb blast outside the hospital in Quetta. Nearly 100 more were injured in what was one of the deadliest terror attacks in the country in recent years. (Reuters)

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The blast, followed by firing, occurred as a crowd of some 200 people, mostly lawyers and journalists, gathered at Quetta’s Civil Hospital to accompany the body of Balochistan Bar Association president Bilal Anwar Kasi, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while on his way to work. (AP)

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There was blood everywhere at the site of blasts, with bodies lying all over. Pakistani lawyers talk on mobiles next to bodies of their colleagues after a bomb explosion at a government hospital premises in Quetta on Monday. (AFP)

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This would be the first attack carried out by the Islamic State group within Pakistan since its chapter for Khorasan, an area encompassing Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India, was formed in January last year. (AFP)

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Pakistani volunteers cover the bodies of victims after the bomb explosion at a government hospital premises in Quetta (AFP)

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Pakistani lawyers use a stretcher to move an injured colleague after the explosion. Over 100 were injured in the attack. (AFP)

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Pakistani local journalists react over the body of a news cameraman after the bomb explosion in Quetta.Two journalists – Dawn News cameraman Mahmood Khan and Shahzad Khan, a cameraman associated with Aaj TV – were killed by the blast. (AFP)

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Pakistani lawyers and local media personnel carry a bed to move the body of a news cameraman after a bomb explosion at a government hospital premises in Quetta on Monday. (AFP)

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Pakistani relatives mourn beside body of a blast victim. Pakistan’s largest province, Balochistan has experienced incidents of violence and targeted killings for more than a decade. More than 1,400 incidents targeting the Shia and Hazara minorities have been recorded in the province during the past 15 years. (AFP)