Roadside blast kills two policemen in southwest Pakistan

At least two policemen killed and nearly 21 others wounded in an explosion in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province.

At least two policemen were killed and nearly two dozen others wounded in a blast in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan in southwestern Pakistan, officials say. “At least two policemen were killed in the blast in Quetta,” Liaquat Shahwani, spokesman for the Balochistan government, said in a statement on Sunday. Another 21 people, including 12 policemen, were injured, said Wasim Baig, a provincial health department spokesperson.