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| Pakistan Quetta bomb attack kills police | Pakistan Quetta bomb attack kills police |
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| A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed at least 12 people in Quetta in south west Pakistan, officials say. | A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed at least 12 people in Quetta in south west Pakistan, officials say. |
| At least 10 of the dead were said to be security personnel. A number of other people were wounded. | At least 10 of the dead were said to be security personnel. A number of other people were wounded. |
| "The target was a truck of Balochistan Constabulary which was carrying the security personnel," police official Fayyaz Sumbal said. | "The target was a truck of Balochistan Constabulary which was carrying the security personnel," police official Fayyaz Sumbal said. |
| Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province bordering Afghanistan and Iran, is plagued by sectarian violence. | Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province bordering Afghanistan and Iran, is plagued by sectarian violence. |
| Security boosted | |
| Mr Sumbal said Thursday's explosion, which destroyed the police vehicle as it travelled through the outskirts of the city, was caused by a remote-controlled bomb. | Mr Sumbal said Thursday's explosion, which destroyed the police vehicle as it travelled through the outskirts of the city, was caused by a remote-controlled bomb. |
| It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast. | It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast. |
| The Pakistan government boosted security in Quetta earlier this year, after a series of attacks on the city's Shia minority. | |
| At least 120 people were killed in a twin suicide bomb attack on a crowded snooker club in January. | |
| And dozens more died in an explosion at a crowded market place in the city on 17 February. | And dozens more died in an explosion at a crowded market place in the city on 17 February. |
| Most of those who died were from Pakistan's Hazara Shia community. Hundreds of ethic Hazaras in Quetta have been killed in such attacks over the last several years. | Most of those who died were from Pakistan's Hazara Shia community. Hundreds of ethic Hazaras in Quetta have been killed in such attacks over the last several years. |