With the undermining of the suicide bomber near the convoy of the Deputy of the Pakistani Senate killed 25 people. About it reports Reuters.
The attack occurred in the town of Mastung, Balochistan province. Deputy Chairman of the Pakistani Senate Abdul ghafoor, Haidari arrived with working visit: he was to give local students a certificate of completion of the madrasah.
As suggested by the Pakistani security service, a suicide bomber mixed up the cars and blew himself up a few seconds after passed the motorcade of Senator. The driver, Hyderi died, he received minor injuries. The nearest hospital delivered 35 injured, 10 of them in critical condition.
Responsibility for the attack claimed by banned in Russia organization “Islamic state” (IG).
Baluchistan province in southwest Pakistan, bordering Iran and Afghanistan. It is home to a large number of Afghan refugees and the attacks occur regularly. Mostly they are satisfied militants of the Pakistani Taliban based in the Pashtun populated area in the North of the province, and the forces of the Liberation army and Baluchistan, Jundallah, advocating for the independence of the region.