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People rushed injured victims of a suicide bomb attack targeting procession of Shi'ite Muslims to the hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, 03 September 2010. Photo by EPA/BGNES
At least 42 people have died in a suicide bombing at a Shia Muslim rally in Quetta city, south-western Pakistan.
Many others were injured in the explosion at a Palestinian solidarity march in the Meezan Chowk area.
It was the second attack on Pakistan's Shia Muslim minority this week - bombs in Lahore on Wednesday kills dozens.
The attack comes at a time when Pakistan is grappling with unprecedented floods that have displaced millions of people.
TV pictures showed chaotic street scenes in the aftermath of Friday's explosion. Survivors fired guns in the air, said police.
Reports said several Pakistani journalists were among those injured.
In northwestern Pakistan, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Ahmadi worship place Friday, killing himself and a pedestrian, police said.
The incident occurred in Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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