Bomb explosion in Pakistan kills two children and injures 16 people

QUETTA, Pakistan, Aug 24 (Reuters) – A bomb blast in southwest Pakistan killed two children and injured 16 people on Saturday, police officials said.

Seven police officers were among those injured when the remote-controlled bomb attached to a motorcycle detonated near the police headquarters in Pishin, the city's chief police commissioner, Manzoor Buledi, told Reuters.

“Explosives were hidden in a motorcycle parked in the area,” said police officer Mujeeb-Ur-Rehman, adding that the two children killed were riding through the area when the explosion occurred.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep grief and sorrow over what he described as the martyrdom of young children in the blast. In a statement, he offered condolences to the families and added that he prayed for the recovery of the injured policemen and others.

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