QUETTA: Two people were killed and 16 injured in a bomb blast along the Double Road here on Thursday.

Police said the explosive device had been fitted to a motorcycle parked outside the main office of Nadra (National Database and Registration Authority). It was detonated by remote control.

After the blast security personnel cordoned off the area. Rescue teams shifted the injured to the Civil Hospital and the Combined Military Hospital. Four of the injured were stated to be in serious condition.

A police official, Imran Qureshi, said one person died on the spot and the other was taken to hospital, but he died during treatment.

The blast was so powerful that it was heard miles away. It badly damaged several shops and vehicles. Windowpanes of nearby buildings were smashed to pieces.

Bomb squad personnel said 10kg of explosives was used for the blast.

The Double Road is a commercial area where spare parts shops, car showrooms, motor garages and workshops and other shops are located.

Meanwhile, two children were injured in an explosion in Ittehad Colony, on the outskirts of Quetta.

Police said the children were playing when they found a device. When they touched the device it went off.

The injured children were taken to hospital.