Roadside bomb kills four in Pakistan

A bomb ripped through a roadside tea stall today in south-western Pakistan, killing four people and wounding 14, police said.

The explosion occurred in the Saryab Road neighbourhood of Quetta, the capital of south-western Baluchistan province, said city police official Qazi Abdul Wahid.

The bomb was hidden in a black plastic shopping bag at the small tea shop, he said.

Three of the wounded people were listed in serious condition.