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Summary Three persons were killed and 7 others injured Sunday in a blast at Saryab Road.
Three persons were killed and seven others were injured Sunday when a blast took place near a police van in the area of Suryab Road.According to initial reports a bomb planted near a police mobile van blew off Sunday evening. Three passerbys were killed and seven others including policemen were injured in the incident.Police and rescue teams rushed to the cite of occurrence.A remote-controlledexplosive device was planted underneath a donkey cart at Saryab Road Quetta.The bomb targeting a police van exploded seconds after it passed by the cart, killing three passers-by and wounding six others including a policeman, local police official told.There was no claim of responsibility, but Baluchistan suffers from Islamist militancy, sectarian violence and a separatist insurgency.Hundreds of civilians have been killed since Baloch rebels rose up in 2004 against the federal government, demanding political autonomy and a greater share of profits from the resources in the region.
