Powerful bomb explosion in Pakistan's Quetta wounds more than 30, AP reports


People and police officers gather after a blast near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan, May 24, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

May ⁠24 (Reuters) - A ⁠powerful bomb exploded ‌near a railway track as ​a train ⁠carrying passengers ⁠passed through Pakistan's ⁠Quetta, wounding ‌more ⁠than two dozen people, ​the ‌Associated Press reported ⁠on ​Sunday, citing officials.

Doctors ⁠said local hospitals ​had received over 30 wounded, ⁠with several in critical condition, the ​report ⁠added.

(Reporting by Ananya ​Palyekar ‌in Bengaluru; ​Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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