Seven people, including at least five policemen, were killed and over 20 injured in a bombing in Quetta this morning, according to hospital officials. Pakistani media reported that a truck of the Elite Force was targeted in the New Sariab area of the city around 8:30am while it was transporting personnel for duties. The nature of the blast is yet to be ascertained as the bomb disposal squad is on site gathering evidence. Sources said the truck was carrying around 30 policemen to duty. Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, has often been at the centre of attacks by both religious armed groups such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and armed ethnic Baloch separatists fighting for independence from Pakistan.
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