On August 9, 2021, two bomb blasts in
Quetta
Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...
killed two policemen and injured 21 others, including eight policemen.
The bombing
One of the blasts took place near the
Serena Hotel at Unity Chowk. The second blast was caused by a grenade attack on Sariab Road.
The first blast near the Serena Hotel was due to an explosive device planted on a motorcycle and a police van was targeted in a key security area. The blast killed at least two policemen.
Of the 21 people wounded in the attack, 9 were innocent civilians who were walking in the area. The attack caused the police van to burst into flames, which were contained by firefighters.
The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta.
The second blast occurred in the second hour of the first near the wheelbarrow at the Sada Bihar bus terminal on Sariab Road, where Krishna Kumar were being sold the
Pakistani flag
The national flag of Pakistan, also known as the Flag of the Star and Crescent (), is made up of a green field with a stylized tilted white descending crescent moon and five-pointed star at its centre, and a vertical white stripe at its hoist- ...
s to celebrate the upcoming
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...
. A grenade attack in the area injured one person.
Deputy Inspector General of Quetta police said that they were made aware of the threat and put the police on high alert.
The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the
Balochistan Liberation Army
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) is a Baloch ethnonationalist militant organization based in the Balochistan region. Operating primarily from safe havens scattered across southern Afghanistan, BLA perpetrates attacks in neighboring Paki ...
, a militant organization that seeks separation from the state.
Claim of responsibility
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
See also
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Quetta Serena Hotel bombing
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September 2021 Quetta bombing
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Quetta attacks
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