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A deadly terrorist attack took place in Quetta on Sunday at the Bethel Memorial Church located on Zarghoon Road. It is reported that nine people were killed, mostly women and children, while 50 were critically injured. The church was packed with worshippers when the attack happened. This news has indeed turned out to be shocking for all of Pakistanis.
According to sources, there were 400 people present inside the church at the time of the attack. There were two attackers but they couldn’t get inside the premises. However, one of the attackers were killed whereas, the other one exploded himself after he was wounded by the police.
A clip after the attack:
Officials said that the death toll could have been in the scores had the police guards on duty not stopped the bombers on time from entering the church hall. We salute our police guards for this. This truly proves how humanity still prevails despite the differences in religious beliefs. However, later on, the Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack.
Right after the attack, condemnations started to pour in by many famous personalities as they sent out prayers for the affected families. Here are a few of them:
Imran Khan
Major General Asif Ghafoor
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Shoaib Akhtar
Iftikhar Firdous
Asad Umar
We truly condemn this terrorist/cowardly attack on our minorities that is now happening way too often and it’s about time that we accept them in this country and value them as a minority. No matter what the religion is, no matter what the beliefs are, it’s our responsibility as citizens, as human beings to take care of others.
Our sincerest condolences to the affected families and may God give them the strength and patience to bear the tragic loss. Amen.
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