Quetta blast: US ‘will continue to stand with Pakistan in preventing terrorism’
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The United States has condemned the Quetta railway station bombing, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Saturday.
Taking to social media platform X, the US Mission to Pakistan tweeted: “We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and their families.
“We will continue to stand with Pakistan in preventing such acts of terrorism against civilians and soldiers.”
The U.S. Mission to Pakistan strongly condemns the November 9 bombing at a railway station in Quetta. We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and their families. We will continue to stand with Pakistan in preventing such acts of terrorism against civilians and soldiers.
— U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) November 9, 2024
At least 26 people were killed and over 60 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated himself among passengers getting ready to board a train at the Quetta Railway Station earlier in the morning.
According to Edhi sources, people including women and children were gathered at a platform as Jaffar Express was about to depart the Quetta Railway Station when the suicide bomber struck.