Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide attack in Pakistan's Quetta
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Apr 13, 2019, 03:05 IST | Updated: Apr 13, 2019, 03:05 IST
Pakistan suicide attack
Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing which took place in Pakistan.
At least 20 people were killed and 48 wounded in the blast which targeted the Shia Hazara ethnic minority at a crowded fruit market in Pakistan's Quetta city on Friday.
Earlier, a little faction of the Pakistani Taliban also claimed responsibility for the blast. They also said that they had collaborated with Lakshar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
Balochistan home minister Zia Ullah Langu gave the toll and confirmed it was a suicide blast, adding that two of the dead were children.
The bomb detonated near a site where produce was being loaded for distribution around the market.