4 dead in Quetta suicide blast targeting police

Deputy Inspector General of Police, Quetta, Azfar Mehesar said that a police truck, carrying policemen, was hit in the attack. A senior security official said on the condition of anonymity that initial police investigation suggested it was a suicide attack. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah also condemned the suicide attack. Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Quddus Bizenjo strongly condemned the blast and directed the administration to submit a report about the blast. In a statement issued after the blast, Bizenjo said the perpetrators of the blast would be brought to justice.