Death toll rises to 20 in southwestern Pakistan rail station bombing
Voice of America
Injured victims of bomb explosion at railway station, are treated at a hospital in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, Nov. 9, 2024.
The death toll from a powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday rose to at least 20, officials said. The attack also left more than 40 others wounded, some critically.
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