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(Al Jazeera)\nBalochistan violence escalates<\/p>\n
At least six killed and dozens wounded in a blast targeting a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, officials say.<\/p>\n
At least six people have been killed in a blast targeting a school bus in the Khuzdar district of Pakistan\u2019s southwest Balochistan province, an official said.<\/p>\n
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said four children, the bus driver and his assistant were killed in the attack on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Yasir Iqbal Dashti, a government official in Khuzdar, said at least 38 people were wounded.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe school bus belonged to Army Public School as it was picking children in the morning when it was attacked,\u201d he told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n
Bugti told a news conference in Quetta that 46 students were on the school bus that was hit by a \u201cvehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack\u201d according to initial investigations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been air-lifting the critically injured children to Quetta from Khuzdar,\u201d Bugti said.<\/p>\n
He said it was \u201cpremature to confirm the nature of the attack\u201d and that further investigations were ongoing.<\/p>\n
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n
Pakistan\u2019s military, in a statement, condemned the violence and accused \u201cIndian terror proxies\u201d of involvement in the attack. It did not share evidence to support the claim.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif \u201cstrongly condemned\u201d the attack by \u201cterrorists working under Indian patronage\u201d.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate comment from New Delhi.<\/p>\n
Sharif also offered his \u201csympathies\u201d to the families of those who were killed by the \u201cbrutality\u201d.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the death toll could increase due to the severity of the explosion.<\/p>\n
(Al Jazeera)
\nBalochistan violence escalates<\/p>\n
Balochistan province, which is rich in minerals and natural resources, has been home to a decades-long conflict between the government and ethnic Baloch separatists, who demand secession from Pakistan.<\/p>\n
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At least three children and two adults were killed in the attack, the army said [Handout\/Khuzdar District Administration]