Seven killed, 20 injured in Sibi railway station blast

QUETTA: At least seven people were killed and 20 others injured in a blast at Sibi railway station Wednesday night, said Deputy Commissioner Sibi.

However, the hospital sources put the number of dead at four including a child while those of the injured at 30.

Shahid Saleem, the Sibi Deputy Commissioner said the injured from the blast were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital where condition of eight is said to be critical.

According to eyewitnesses, the blast occurred near a tea stall on a platform of the railway station where Jaffar Express heading towards Quetta from Jaffarabad was making its scheduled stop.