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Roadside blast targeting judge leaves 13 injured in Pakistan city where hospital bombing killed dozens of lawyers

Senior judge's security team were injured in the blast, which shattered windows and damaged the road

MORE than a dozen people have been injured after a roadside bomb exploded in the second attack targeting the legal profession in just a matter of days in Pakistan.

The devastating attack, which shattered windows of nearby buildings and left at least 13 people injured, comes just days after more than 70 people, mostly lawyers, were killed in a hospital bombing attack in Quetta.

Pakistani security officials rush their injured colleague to a hospital in Quetta after a roadside bomb exploded
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Pakistani security officials rush their injured colleague to a hospital in Quetta after a roadside bomb explodedCredit: AP:Associated Press
The bomb was packed with 4kgs of explosives with the blast shattering the windows of nearby buildings
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The bomb was packed with 4kgs of explosives with the blast shattering the windows of nearby buildingsCredit: Reuters
A police car was damaged in the blast, which was targeting a senior judge
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 A police car was damaged in the blast, which was targeting a senior judgeCredit: Getty Images

Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti said the bomb, which was packed with about 4kgs of explosives, had been planted under a bridge.

He said: "Balochistan Federal Shariat Court Judge Zahoor Shawani was the target.

"His ATF squad was injured."

Security officials were called to the scene to collected evidence while .

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The explosion comes just days after the emergency wards at Quetta's Civil Hospital was targeted, with more than 70 people - mostly lawyers and journalists - killed in the attack.

The large group had been visiting the hospital after prominent lawyer Bilal Anwar Kasi was shot and killed on Monday morning.

The lawyer, the president of the Balochistan Bar Association, had been shot dead while on his way to a Quetta courtroom.

The Pakistani Taliban faction Jamaat-ur-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the deadly attack earlier in the week.

"The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaat-ur-Ahrar takes responsibility for this attack, and pledges to continue carrying out such attacks. We will release a video report on this soon," spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said in an email, Reuters reported.

The Islamist movement is the same that carried out the Easter Day bombing the eastern city of Lahore in March that killed 72 people, many of them children, in a crowded park.

Pakistani security officials inspect the site of a roadside bomb blast
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Pakistani security officials inspect the site of a roadside bomb blastCredit: Getty Images
An injured policeman, one of the more than 13 injured in the attack, is taken away from the scene
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An injured policeman, one of the more than 13 injured in the attack, is taken away from the sceneCredit: Getty Images
Paramedics rushed to take those injured to the Quetta Civil Hospital emergency department
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Paramedics rushed to take those injured to the Quetta Civil Hospital emergency departmentCredit: Getty Images
The roadside bomb was planted under a bridge with the security team of the judge targeted in the attack left seriously injured
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The roadside bomb was planted under a bridge with the security team of the judge targeted in the attack left seriously injuredCredit: Getty Images
The attack came just days after more than 70 people, mostly lawyers and journalists, were killed in an explosion at Quetta Hospital
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The attack came just days after more than 70 people, mostly lawyers and journalists, were killed in an explosion at Quetta HospitalCredit: Getty Images

Following the horrific attack on the hospital earlier this week, Home Minister Bugti vowed not to be beaten by terrorists involved in the attacks, taking to social media to say: "No we wil (sic) not surrender i will fight till last drop of blood".

The attack was also condemned by President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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A video of the Monday morning attack emerged soon after the attack, showing a large number of people standing near the hospital.

But an explosion rips through the quiet scene, leaving the hundreds of people screaming with terror.

The Balochistan government announced three days of mourning for the victims of the hospital terrorist attack, which is one of the deadliest in the country's history.

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