Police targeted in southwest Pakistan bombing

At least one police officer killed and 17 other people hurt in attack on truck carrying security personnel in Quetta.

Islamabad, Pakistan – A large improvised explosive device explosion has killed at least one policeman and wounded 17 others in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, local officials say.

The blast targeted a police truck carrying security personnel at the gate of the University of Balochistan’s Quetta campus on Monday.

“One policeman was killed and 13 [policemen] were wounded in the blast, [and] four passersby were wounded,” said Javed Akhtar, a senior health official.