2 children injured in toy bomb blast in Quetta

QUETTA: Two children were injured in a toy bomb blast on Shah Wakshah road in the provincial capital on Friday.

Police sources said that unknown men had placed a toy bomb on Shah Wakshah road that exploded when two passersby children touch it. Resultantly, both children received serious injuries.

The rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the wounded children to civil hospital where they were identified as Muhammad Hussain and Sanaullah.

The police cordoned off the entire area to trace the suspects.

It is noted here that Shah Wakshah road is passing through central area of the main city and it is famous as a food street as several restaurants having local traditional dishes are located on this road.

Afghan refugee and local rig-picker children also remain on this road whole day to get their required things from the garbage dumped by restaurants.