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Pakistan-Mosque explosion kills at least 13 and wounds 20

An explosion at a mosque in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Friday killed at least 13 people and wounded 20.
Police announced a devised explosive device had been set at the mosque inside a school in the city, the capital of Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran.
It erupted during evening prayers on Friday, the second bombing in Quetta this week.
“So far, 13 bodies and 20 injured have been brought here,” Dr Wasim Baig, spokesman for a local hospital told Reuters, adding that many of the injured were in serious condition, reported Reutrus.
A senior police officer, Haji Amanullah was among the dead. His son was killed by unknown persons last month.

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