QUETTA, Pakistan – A suicide bomber rammed a bike right into a police truck in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing nine policemen, a police spokesman said.
Spokesman Mehmood Khan Notizai told Reuters the attack took place in Sibbi, a city some 100 miles east of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.
Hospital officials said no less than 7 policemen were wounded within the attack, the newest in a series targeting police personnel in Pakistan.
No group has claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack. Ethnic Baloch guerrillas have been fighting the federal government for many years, accusing it of exploiting Balochistan’s wealthy gas and mineral resources.