BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- China strongly condemned a terrorist attack at a hospital in Pakistan's southwestern Quetta city, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.
At least 70 people were killed and about 110 others injured in a suicide blast Monday inside the emergency ward of the Civil Hospital in Quetta.
"We are greatly shocked and saddened by this terrorist attack which has caused major casualties,"spokesperson Hua Chunying said.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and express our heartfelt sympathy to the wounded and the families of the victims," Hua said.
Stressing that China opposes terrorism in any form, she said China will continue to support Pakistan's efforts against terrorism.
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ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Terrorists massacred civilians in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Monday in an apparent sheer frustration after many of them have either been killed or expelled from their bases in the country's lawless tribal regions as the result of military operations.
Officials confirmed that majority of those killed in the attack outside one of the main hospitals in Quetta, the provincial capital, were civilians, including lawyers, who gathered to protest against the killing of their local president, Bilal Anwar Kasi. Full story
