Blast targets security forces in Pakistan's Quetta, 10 dead; CCTV captures moment

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday after a powerful explosion hit Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to Dawn.

The bomb blast ripped through a busy street near Quetta’s Frontier Constabulary (FC) headquarters. CCTV videos have emerged on social media showing the moment the powerful explosion hit the road.

Quoting the police, it said that 10 people were killed in the blast while at least 19 others were injured.

The Balochistan Health Department imposed an emergency in hospitals across the city, the Dawn newspaper reported, quoting Health Secretary Mujeebur Rehman.

“All consultants, doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses, and paramedical staff have been directed to remain present in the hospitals,” Rehman said.

“Nineteen people injured in the blast were brought to the Civil Hospital's Accident and Emergency Department and the Trauma Centre," the newspaper quoted provincial Health Department Media Coordinator Dr Waseem Baig as saying.