Death toll rises to 17 in powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan, officials say

Associated Press

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Death toll rises to 17 in powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan, officials say.

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