Seven police killed in Quetta blast

    At least seven police officers were killed in an explosion in Pakistan.

    22 others were injured in the blast in the Sariab Mill area of Quetta today, 18 October.

    Local reports say a roadside bomb exploded just as a vehicle carrying 35 police personnel was passing through the Quetta-Sibbi Road.

    An official said a forensics team will arrive from Lahore to carry out investigations into the incident.

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