One killed in blast targeting mosque in Pakistan's Balochistan

An explosion at a mosque in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province killed at least one person and injured over a dozen during Friday prayers, police said. The blast targeted the Rehmania Mosque in Pashtunabad area of the provincial capital Quetta, it said, adding that the injured have been shifted to different hospitals for treatment.

"The death toll could rise as it was a big explosion," said a security official. According to the police, the nature of the bombing was not known but it looked as if a planted device was detonated. Balochistan has witnessed several attacks of this kind in recent months. At least 20 people were killed and 48 others injured last month in a blast at a fruit and vegetable market in Quetta's Hazarganji area.