KARACHI: At least eight people were injured in a blast at a mosque in Chaman near the Pak-Afghan border on Wednesday, police said.
"The blast occurred as a result of a short-circuit in the UPS (uninterruptible power supply) at the moque, due to which bulbs broke down and a pillow in Mehrab also caught fire," Chaman district police officer Ataullah Shah told Arab News.
Shah called the blast accidental with "no chances of any type of terrorism".
"This is totally accidental, evidences and initial investigation suggests," the official said.
He told reporters that the blast haw left eight persons wounded, six of whom were discharged after providing first aid at a local hospital.
Dr. Waseem Baig, spokesperson of Civil Hospital Quetta, said that two of those injured were on their way to a hospital in the Balochistan capital. "We, however, cannot talk about their condition as we have yet to receive any," Baig told Arab News. Police officials, however, said they were not in critical condition.
Jama Masjid Chaman is the city’s biggest mosque located at Taj Road, which lies near the Pak-Afghan border.
The blast took place when Maghreb (sunset) prayers were underway at the mosque.