Six killed in Quetta terror attack

    At least six people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan.

    An explosive was detonated on Quetta’s Zarghoon Road on Tuesday 9 January, injuring another 18 people.

    Local media reports say the attacker rammed a motorcycle into a parked police bus. Of those killed four were police officers and two were passers-by.

    Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.

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