Two civilians, cop wounded in Quetta's grenade blast

Quetta: Two civilians and a police constable suffered multiple injuries after a hand grenade exploded at University Chowk on Saryab Road, witnesses and police said.

Police said the incident took place new a parked vehicle and it appeared some unknown assailants hurled a grenade and fled.

After receiving a distress call, police, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and ambulances rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital.

BDS officials and police investigators are in the process of gathering circumstantial evidence from the crime scene and witnesses' accounts.

The motive for the attack is under investigation.