Officials said police intercepted and shot dead one attacker outside the church before he could detonate his bomb. But the second managed to reach the church’s main door, where he blew himself up.
Source/Credit: Business Day
By News Desk | December 18, 2017
At least nine die in the suicide bomb attack on a Methodist church in Quetta claimed by Islamic State
A suicide bomb attack on a Pakistan church claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least nine people and wounded 58 during a service on Sunday, just over a week before Christmas.
Two women were among the dead at a Methodist church in the restive southwestern city of Quetta in Balochistan province, said provincial Home Secretary Akbar Harifal. Several of the wounded were in serious condition, police said.
Officials said police intercepted and shot dead one attacker outside the church before he could detonate his bomb. But the second managed to reach the church’s main door, where he blew himself up.
Islamic State, in a brief statement on its Amaq news agency, claimed responsibility.
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