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 GEO Pakistan
 Cameraman among four dead in Quetta blast
 Updated at: 1108 PST,  Friday, April 16, 2010
Cameraman among four dead in Quetta blast QUETTA: A cameraman of a private Television channel and three others killed in a blast in Civil Hospital here on Friday.

According to reports, a bank official Arshad Zaidi was severely shot and wounded at Mannan chowk who was brought to Civil Hospital at Jinnah Road where he was succumbed to injuries. Large number of people was gathered at this occasion when the blast occurred. The blast damaged the emergency department and nearby buildings. Emergency has been imposed in the hospital and FC have cordoned off the area after the blast.

Two policemen, two correspondents and a cameraman Malik Arif of private channels sustained injuries in the explosion. Malik Arif later succumbed to injuries. The Geo News correspondent Salman Ashraf also received light injuries in the incident. Firing also took place after the blast. Some sources said that it was a suicide blast.

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