Follow RT on An explosive-laden car detonated outside the posh Serena Hotel in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province in Pakistan, killing four, as a Chinese delegation was staying there. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast.
The explosion swept through the hotel parking lot on Wednesday. According to a preliminary investigation, the blast was caused by a bomb that was planted on a car left outside the four-star deluxe hotel.
Footage from the scene showed flames ravaging the scorched remains of several vehicles as sirens blared.
Blast in the parking area of Serena Hotel Quetta in the month of peace and blessings.@SyedaNidaKazmi#Balochistan#Quettablastpic.twitter.com/DUr8QGN5mn Storai Mandokhail(ایوب) (@AyoubKhan932) April 21, 2021
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Death toll from suicide car bombing rises to 5
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Death toll from suicide car bombing rises to 5
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a deadly suicide blast at a luxury hotel hosting the Chinese Ambassador in the southwest of the country, as officials raised the death toll to five.
Beijing said it strongly condemned the attack, although the Taliban said Pakistan security officials were the target of the blast.