Quetta blast death toll reaches 16
Sunday, January 01, 2012 
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QUETTA: The death toll in a car bomb blast in Quetta rose to 16 on Saturday as rescuers found seven more bodies in the rubble, DIG (Investigation) Nazir Ahmed Kurd said.
Talking to reporters, Kurd said that seven hand grenades were recovered from the crime scene. He said that the blast that took place near the residence of former state minister Naseer Mengal on Friday, left 35 injured.
Balochistan Home Minister Zafar Zehri and police officers visited the site. “Around 70 kilogrammes explosive material was used in the blast that left a four-feet deep crater,” Nazir Kurd said, adding that the Bomb Disposal Squad defused a powerful time bomb a minute before the blast.
“The attacker used the same brand of car with same number plate that was in use of Shafiq Mengal who was suspected to be the main target. The guard did not recognise the suspected car which hit the house,” Kurd said, adding that it would be premature to say that it was a suicide attack because eyewitnesses gave different accounts. staff report/app
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QUETTA: The death toll in a car bomb blast in Quetta rose to 16 on Saturday as rescuers found seven more bodies in the rubble, DIG (Investigation) Nazir Ahmed Kurd said.
Talking to reporters, Kurd said that seven hand grenades were recovered from the crime scene. He said that the blast that took place near the residence of former state minister Naseer Mengal on Friday, left 35 injured.
Balochistan Home Minister Zafar Zehri and police officers visited the site. “Around 70 kilogrammes explosive material was used in the blast that left a four-feet deep crater,” Nazir Kurd said, adding that the Bomb Disposal Squad defused a powerful time bomb a minute before the blast.
“The attacker used the same brand of car with same number plate that was in use of Shafiq Mengal who was suspected to be the main target. The guard did not recognise the suspected car which hit the house,” Kurd said, adding that it would be premature to say that it was a suicide attack because eyewitnesses gave different accounts. staff report/app
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