Car bomb kills 11 policemen, one civilian in Quetta, Pakistan

Quetta: A police officer says a car bomb in southwest Pakistan has killed 11 policemen and a civilian. Fayaz Sumbal says the Thursday morning bombing on the outskirts of Quetta city has also wounded about 23 people. [caption id=“attachment_808461” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational picture. AP[/caption] He says a remote-controlled bomb in a car parked along a road targeted a vehicle carrying members of the police’s special forces. Quetta is the capital of southwestern Baluchistan province, which has been a center of low-level insurgency for years by nationalists, who want a greater share in regional natural resources. The nationalists have also opposed the Pakistan parliamentary elections that were held May 11. AP