Security officials cordon off venue after a powerful bomb blast to investigate and for collection of evidence, nearby Civil Hospital emergency department in Quetta on Monday, August 08, 2016. At least 63 people died while 50 others were left severely wounded when a powerful blast struck Quetta's civil hospital. According to the eyewitnesses, the blast took place at the entry gate of the accidents section of the hospital soon after the dead body of slain lawyer leader Bilal Anwar Kasi was brought to the hospital.


QUETTA, PAKISTAN, AUG 08: Security officials cordon off venue after a powerful bomb blast to investigate and for collection of evidence, nearby Civil Hospital emergency department in Quetta on Monday, August 08, 2016. At least 63 people died while 50 others were left severely wounded when a powerful blast struck Quetta’s civil hospital. According to the eyewitnesses, the blast took place at the entry gate of the accidents section of the hospital soon after the dead body of slain lawyer leader Bilal Anwar Kasi was brought to the hospital. Gunshots were also fired after the bomb blast. Most of the dead and injured were lawyers who had arrived in the hospital after the early morning killing of Balochistan Bar Association (BBA) president Bilal Anwar Kasi.


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