At least 24 people were killed and other 82 were wounded on Wednesday as Pakistani Taliban movement carried a twin bomb attack in the southwestern city of Quetta to avenge to the capture of its senior Al-Qaeda operatives.

At least 24 people were killed  and other 82 were wounded on Wednesday as Pakistani Taliban movement carried a twin bomb attack in the southwestern city of Quetta to avenge to the capture of its senior Al-Qaeda operatives.

One attacker detonated his bomb-laden car outside the residence of the deputy chief of the Frontier Corps in Quetta city, before a second attacker blew himself up inside the house, said senior police official Hamid Shakil.
The attack on the home of deputy chief Farrukh Shahzad wounded him, killed his wife and injured at least one of his children, security officials said.

"The death toll has gone up and 24 deaths are now confirmed. There were at least 82 people wounded and taken to different hospitals. We have reports that at least seven of them are seriously hurt," said Shakil.

Flames from the blast engulfed security vehicles and motorcycles parked outside Shahzad's residence, where paramilitary forces had been waiting to escort the deputy inspector-general to work.

For its part, Taliban claimed the responsibility, saying it targeted the Frontier Corps which was responsible for the capture of the Al-Qaeda operatives.
He said the two bombs were "to avenge the arrest of our mujahedin brothers by Pakistani security forces in Quetta recently".

Asked whether he was referring to the arrests, announced Monday, of Younis al-Mauritani -- believed to be a senior Al-Qaeda leader who had planned attacks abroad -- and two others, he said "Yes."
"We will launch a bigger attack in future," Ehsan said.
Pakistan said Monday that its forces had arrested al-Mauritani, a senior Al-Qaeda leader.