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One dead, over a dozen injured in mosque blast in southwest Pakistan: police

QUETTA, Pakistan: At least one person was killed and more than a dozen injured by a blast at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan’s Quetta Friday, according to police, the latest incident in restive Balochistan province.

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The blast occurred at a mosque on the outskirts of the provincial capital. However, officials have not confirmed if the explosion was caused by an attack.

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“Three of the injured are in a critical condition including the prayer leader as the blast occurred near him,” Quetta’s police chief Abdur Razzaq Cheema told AFP.

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The explosion was also confirmed by officials at the government-run Sandeman hospital where the injured are being treated.

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It comes as residents flocked to the mosque for Friday prayers.

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There have been no claims of responsibility for the incident.

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The blast comes weeks after a suicide blast claimed by the Daesh terror group in provincial capital Quetta killed at least 20 people.

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