An explosive device carried on a motorcycle by two suspects in the restive southwestern region ignited prematurely near a police station, killing both of them, police said.The blast happened on Monday in Killa Abdullah, a town 75km north of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.
Local police officer Ghulam Rasool said the men were near the Mezai police station when the blast took place.
He said officers were still investigating to determine whether either of the suspects was a suicide bomber targeting the police station. Ghulam provided no further details.
Balochistan for decades has been the scene of a low-level insurgency by small separatists groups demanding independence from the federal government and a greater share in the region’s natural resources such as oil and gas.
Members of the Pakistani Taliban and the Islamic State group are also active in the province.
Last month, an individual who was dispatched by the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army blew himself up at a train station in Quetta, killing 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff, in one of the deadly recent attacks. — AP
