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| Pakistan hospital bomb attack kills 42 in Quetta | |
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| A bomb blast has killed 42 people at a hospital in the city of Quetta in south-west Pakistan, police say. | |
| Dozens of people were injured in the attack, which happened at the entrance to the emergency department where the body of a prominent lawyer shot dead earlier on Monday was being brought. | |
| The casualties included lawyers and journalists accompanying the body of Bilal Anwar Kasi. | The casualties included lawyers and journalists accompanying the body of Bilal Anwar Kasi. |
| Gunfire followed the explosion. It was not clear who the attackers were. | Gunfire followed the explosion. It was not clear who the attackers were. |
| Pakistani police have said they suspect the bomb was detonated by a suicide attacker. | |
| Mr Kasi, who was president of the Balochistan Bar Association, had been shot while on his way to the main court complex in Quetta, local news outlet Geo TV reported. | Mr Kasi, who was president of the Balochistan Bar Association, had been shot while on his way to the main court complex in Quetta, local news outlet Geo TV reported. |
| Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attacks. "No-one will be allowed to disturb the peace of the province," he said. | Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attacks. "No-one will be allowed to disturb the peace of the province," he said. |
| "The people, policy and security forces in Balochistan have given sacrifices for the country." | "The people, policy and security forces in Balochistan have given sacrifices for the country." |
| The Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sanaullah Zehri, said those injured should be given the best medical treatment and facilities available. | The Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sanaullah Zehri, said those injured should be given the best medical treatment and facilities available. |
| There have been a number of targeted killings in Quetta, linked to a separatist insurgency as well as sectarian tensions and crime. | There have been a number of targeted killings in Quetta, linked to a separatist insurgency as well as sectarian tensions and crime. |
| Those killed in recent weeks have included several lawyers. | |
| Mr Kasi had strongly condemned the attacks and local media said he had announced a two-day boycott of court sessions in protest at the killing of a colleague last week. | |
| Those killed in the hospital attack were said to include Baz Muhammad Kakar, a predecessor of Mr Kasi as provincial bar president, and Shahzad Khan, a cameraman for Aaj TV. |