Day before elections, over 20 killed in Pakistan after two deadly bomb blasts

LAHORE: Just a day before general elections in Pakistan, the country has been rocked by at least two bomb blasts in Balochistan province.

Over 20 people have been killed in the two bomb blasts that rocked the Balochistan province of Pakistan on Wednesday (February 07).

The first blast killed at least 12 people in front of an independent candidate’s office in Pishin district, BBC reported.

The second explosion left over eight people dead in Qillah Saif Ullah district, about 150km (93 miles) away from the first blast.

Many others were injured, some seriously, in both the bomb blasts.

While no group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Pishin yet, details of the second blast are still emerging.

BREAKING| 18 killed in a #Blast targeting Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) party Office in Killa Saifullah's Main Bazaar, #Balochistan. Elections in Balochistan by #Pakistan has long been opposed by Balochi people projecting Balochistan as a separate state illegally annexed by #Islamabad pic.twitter.com/eZ59TgWbtH
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