At least 29 martyred, 10 injured in Quetta blast

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QUETTA: At least 29 people were martyred and 10 injured in an explosion near Eastern Bypass in Quetta on Wednesday.

Rescue sources said the explosion occurred near a police vehicle on routine patrolling.

DIG Abdul Razzak Cheema said the injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital.

The border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Chaman, Balochistan was closed by the government on Tuesday for two days in the wake of the general election.