Pakistan: Roadside bomb kills at least two in Balochistan
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Publication Date | 13 November 2012 |
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November 13, 2012
A roadside bomb apparently targeting a Pakistani government militia has killed at least two people and injured at least 10 in southwestern Balochistan Province.
A senior police official told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal on November 13 that explosives strapped to a bicycle were detonated by remote control.
The blast hit a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Corps as it passed near a major road in the provincial capital, Quetta.
The explosion badly damaged a vehicle carrying the militia members.
No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Balochistan is plagued by Taliban and Islamist militant attacks, sectarian violence between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, and a regional insurgency waged by separatists.
Based on reporting by AFP, dpa, and RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal
Link to original story on RFE/RL website