Four killed, over 50 wounded in Pakistan bombing

Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) At least four people were killed and more than 50 injured Monday when a bomb fixed to a car exploded and hit a bus carrying university students in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.

The blast took place around 8.20 a.m. when the bus carrying 52 students from the Balochistan University of Information Technology was hit by the explosion inside a small car parked near the Federal Investigation Authority building on Samungli Road.

Geo News said at least 53 people, including four policemen and four women students, were injured.

The blast left a two-foot-deep crater on the ground, witnesses said. A motorbike and a rickshaw near the blast site were also destroyed, Xinhua reported.

Police said it was not clear if the bus was the target.

Security forces and rescue teams rushed to the site immediately after the blast was reported.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The toll may rise as at least 12 students are in critical condition and were taken to hospital.