Watch: 5 killed, 15 wounded in blast at Quetta mosque in Balochistan

Five people have been killed in a blast at a Quetta mosque in Balochistan province of Pakistan, according to local media reports. Over 15 others have also been wounded as a result of the blast that occured on Friday in the Kuchlak area of Balochistan's capital Quetta. Hafiz Ahmadullah, the younger brother of Afghan Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada was among the dead, according to some media reports.

A journalist at SAMA TV posted a video of the mosque where the blast occured on his Twitter account. The authenticity of the video could not be confirmed immediately.

IED #blast inside Qasim masjid in kuchlak area near #Quetta. 4 dead more than dozen injured.#quettablast #Balochistan pic.twitter.com/RB5Qp2ogBM

— Asim Ahmed khan (@AsimKhanjourno) August 16, 2019

According to reports, the blast occurred due to explosive material which was planted inside the mosque. The injured people have been shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment, while emergency has been declared at Civil Hospital Quetta. The police have cordoned off the area and a bomb disposal squad has been requested.

This is the fourth explosion that has taken place in Quetta over the past four weeks. On July 23, at least three people were killed and 18 were injured in a bomb attack in Quetta's Eastern Bypass area.

On July 30, another attack took place near a police station in which five people were killed and 30 people were injured. The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan had claimed responsibility for that blast.

Last week, an explosion in Quetta's Mission Road area killed one person and injured 10 others.