Quetta, Pakistan: A bomb planted on a motorcycle killed a civilian and wounded 22 others in a busy marketplace in Pakistan's troubled southwest, police said.
The bomb, detonated by remote control, exploded in the town of Sibbi, in the oil- and gas-rich province of Baluchistan bordering Iran and Afghanistan, police official Nazar Muhammad told AFP.
"The condition of six of the injured was critical and they have been taken to a nearby military hospital," Muhammad said.
"The target of the attack is yet not clear but apparently the terrorists wanted to create panic."
The victims were local villagers, Muhammad added.
Senior police official Naseebullah Khoso confirmed the incident and told AFP that no women or children were among the victims.
No group has yet claimed responsiblity for the attack. Baluchistan, Pakistan's least developed province, has long been plagued by militancy, sectarian violence and a separatist insurgency.
The bomb, detonated by remote control, exploded in the town of Sibbi, in the oil- and gas-rich province of Baluchistan bordering Iran and Afghanistan, police official Nazar Muhammad told AFP.
"The condition of six of the injured was critical and they have been taken to a nearby military hospital," Muhammad said.
The victims were local villagers, Muhammad added.
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No group has yet claimed responsiblity for the attack. Baluchistan, Pakistan's least developed province, has long been plagued by militancy, sectarian violence and a separatist insurgency.
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