Bicycle bomb kills 10 in Pakistan

A bomb strapped to a bicycle exploded today next to an army truck parked at a crowded outdoor market in south-western Pakistan, killing at least 10 people and wounding 27 others, police said.

A bomb strapped to a bicycle exploded today next to an army truck parked at a crowded outdoor market in south-western Pakistan, killing at least 10 people and wounding 27 others, police said.

The time bomb, weighing about 22-27 pounds, went off about 4pm (11am Irish time) in Quetta, the main city in Baluchistan province, said police chief Rehmat Ullah.

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