Bomb attack on paramilitary forces kills 12 in Quetta

QUETTA: A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in Quetta on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, police said.

The bomb containing around 100 kilos (220 pounds) of explosives targeted a truck carrying members of a government paramilitary force helping police to maintain law and order near eastern by-pass.

Initial reports said that two people were killed which later rose to 12 while more than a dozen got injured, senior police official told.

Sources also told that most of those wounded were security personnel.