A view of the destruction caused after a suicide bomb attack at a Christian church, in Quetta, Pakistan, on Sunday. (EPA photo)QUETTA, Pakistan: Two suicide bombers attacked a church in the southwestern city of Quetta on Sunday, killing five people and wounding 18 others, officials said. Sarfaraz Bugti, home minister for Baluchistan province, said hundreds of worshippers were attending services at the church ahead of Christmas. He praised the response of security forces guarding the church, saying the attacker who made it inside was wounded and unable to reach the main building. A young girl in a white dress sobbed as she recounted the attack to Geo television, saying many people around her were wounded.

Source: Bangkok Post December 17, 2017 11:37 UTC