At least 10 people were killed and 25 others injured in a blast hit a Frontier Corps convoy in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The killed included six civilians and two security personnel, a Pakistan police official said.
One terrorist is also believed to be killed by the security personnel.
The attack was carried out in civil lines area near district courts of the city.
The official said apparently it seemed a suicide attack but there was no confirmation as the investigation was ongoing.
Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, local media reports said. There have been more than three such attacks in the area in 2016.
The security forces surrounded the nearby areas and started a search operation.
Initial reports said 25 people have also been injured in the blast, the Express Tribune reported.
The blast targeted a Frontier Corps convoy, sources were quoted as saying.
In January, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a polio vaccination centre in Quetta, killing at least 15 people, mainly police personnel.
(With agency inputs)
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