Bomb blast kills four in SW Pakistan

At least four people were killed while 12 others were wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan's turbulent southern province of Balochistan, a security official said yesterday.

An improvised explosive device (IED) was planted in a parked car in Killa Abdullah district of Balochistan, less than 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the provincial capital Quetta.

"It seems the IED exploded before reaching its intended destination," a local security official, Ghulab Khan, told AFP. "All those killed are civilian passersby," he added.