QUETTA, Pakistan, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A powerful bomb went off in Quetta, Pakistan, near the home of former federal minister Naseer Mengal Friday, killing nine and injuring 12, officials said.
Police cordoned off the blast site and the injured were taken to a local hospital, while firefighters doused the flames, DawnNews reported.
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Witnesses said windows of nearby buildings were broken by the blast and that many houses were damaged by the fire.