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| Pakistan blast: 'Many dead' at Quetta religious school | Pakistan blast: 'Many dead' at Quetta religious school |
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| At least eight people have been killed - including children - in a blast outside a religious school in Quetta, Pakistan, officials say. | |
| A bomb was detonated outside the school as a degree ceremony for students was being held inside, a senior policeman has told reporters. | A bomb was detonated outside the school as a degree ceremony for students was being held inside, a senior policeman has told reporters. |
| According to local media, the bomb was strapped to a bicycle left by the school gates. | According to local media, the bomb was strapped to a bicycle left by the school gates. |
| At least 20 others have been injured, hospital sources say. | |
| Local police say hundreds of students were gathered inside the Jamia Islamia Maftah-ul-Uloom madrassa in the Sariab area of the city when the bomb went off. | Local police say hundreds of students were gathered inside the Jamia Islamia Maftah-ul-Uloom madrassa in the Sariab area of the city when the bomb went off. |
| A doctor at the hospital told news agency AFP that three boys, aged seven, nine and 14 were among the dead. Five men were killed. | |
| A police official told the agency that the device had been detonated by remote control. | |
| There has been no claim of responsibility. | There has been no claim of responsibility. |
| Afghan and Western officials have in the past said the Taliban have used Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, as a major hideout. | Afghan and Western officials have in the past said the Taliban have used Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, as a major hideout. |
| Ethnic Baloch militants demanding more autonomy and a greater share of natural resources are also active there. | Ethnic Baloch militants demanding more autonomy and a greater share of natural resources are also active there. |
| The so-called Quetta Shura leadership of the Taliban, alleged by the US to direct much of the insurgent activity in Afghanistan, is said to be based in the city. | The so-called Quetta Shura leadership of the Taliban, alleged by the US to direct much of the insurgent activity in Afghanistan, is said to be based in the city. |
| But Pakistani authorities have denied the existence of such a Taliban council in Quetta - or that the Taliban have a major presence in Balochistan. | But Pakistani authorities have denied the existence of such a Taliban council in Quetta - or that the Taliban have a major presence in Balochistan. |