QUETTA: Five people were killed and 17 critically injured as a bomb blast rocked Quetta on Monday morning. "Improvised explosive device" weighing 4 kilogrammes and placed under a bicycle exploded at Gul Balochistan Hotel on Sariab Road at 10:35am. The explosion completely destroyed two nearby shops and shattered the glass panes of adjacent shops. The injured were moved to the Civil Hospital. Six of the injured civilians were reported to be critical. Only one body could be identified. Mir Shoaib Nausherwani, the Balochistan home minister, bamed BLA for the blast. He announced compensation of Rs 200,000 for the family of each deceased person and Rs 50,000 for the injured. Sardar Akhtar Mengal, the Balochistan National Party president, reacted strongly to the allegation that Baloch leaders were involved in the Quetta blast. He accused intelligence agencies of masterminding the blast in order to defame Baloch leaders.