QUETTA: At least eight persons were killed and many others sustained injuries on Monday in a cylinder blast installed in a shop situated near Mashkail of Chagai district, in the north west corner of Balochistan, Assistant Commissioner Mashkail reported.

Police informed that eight persons lost their lives in the accident when a cylinder installed in a shop went off with a big bang.

The blast also damaged many nearby shops.

Police started probing the incident.