QUETTA: At least one policeman was martyred and four others sustained injuries in an explosion in Quetta’s Double Road area on Tuesday evening, The target of the blast was a police mobile, police sources said.

According to police sources, the attack was carried out through an improvised explosive device (IED) that was fitted in a motorcycle near the police van.

News footage showed a blaze erupted at the site of the explosion after the loud blast.

The deceased was identified as a member of the police Rapid Response Force.