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| Deadly blast in Pakistan's Quetta | Deadly blast in Pakistan's Quetta |
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| An explosion has ripped through a crowded area of the Pakistani city of Quetta in Balochistan province, killing at least 11 people, police have said. | An explosion has ripped through a crowded area of the Pakistani city of Quetta in Balochistan province, killing at least 11 people, police have said. |
| The blast was caused by a bomb and injured a further 27 people, the south-western city's police chief said. | The blast was caused by a bomb and injured a further 27 people, the south-western city's police chief said. |
| Another police official said the bomb had been planted under a vehicle carrying paramilitary personnel. | Another police official said the bomb had been planted under a vehicle carrying paramilitary personnel. |
| Balochistan is plagued by a separatist rebellion and sectarian infighting between Sunnis and Shias. | Balochistan is plagued by a separatist rebellion and sectarian infighting between Sunnis and Shias. |
| The Taliban and armed groups that support them also carry out attacks in the province, particularly in areas near the Afghan border. | The Taliban and armed groups that support them also carry out attacks in the province, particularly in areas near the Afghan border. |
| Pakistan's military has been engaged in a long-running battle against those militant groups. | Pakistan's military has been engaged in a long-running battle against those militant groups. |
| TV footage of the latest incident showed survivors picking through debris, and emergency crews taking away the wounded. | |
| "Frontier Corps [paramilitary] personnel were the target because the bomb was planted underneath their vehicle," senior police investigator Hamid Shakeel told AFP news agency. |