UPDATE - Death toll in blast in Pakistan's Balochistan climbs to 32

Explosion occurred near mosque in Mastung district of southwestern province

UPDATES WITH RISE IN DEATH TOLL; CHANGES HEADLINE, DECK; EDITS THROUGHOUT

By Islamuddin Sajid

ISLAMABAD (AA) - The death toll in an explosion in Pakistan's Balochistan on Friday climbed to 32, while dozens of others were injured, police confirmed.

The explosion occurred in the Mastung district of the southwestern province when people were gathering for Eid Miladun Nabi, or birthday celebrations of Prophet Muhammad, near a mosque.

The Dawn newspaper quoted a medical official as saying that the death toll had risen to 34.

The injured were shifted to local health facilities.

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