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Powerful bomb explosion in Pakistan's Quetta wounds more than 30, AP reports

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People and police officers gather after a blast near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan, May 24, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
People and police officers gather after a blast near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan, May 24, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer Stringer Reuters

A powerful bomb exploded near a railway track as a train carrying passengers passed through Pakistan's Quetta, wounding more than two dozen people, the Associated Press reported on Sunday, citing officials.

Doctors said local hospitals had received over 30 wounded, with several in critical condition, the report added.

(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

People gather as they search for survivors after a blast near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan, May 24, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
People gather as they search for survivors after a blast near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan, May 24, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer Stringer Reuters

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This story was originally published May 24, 2026 at 2:01 AM.

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