Suicide bomb kills at least 10 in southwestern Pakistan

suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up near a security forces truck in the southwest of Pakistan

Ten people were killed and more than 35 injured when a suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up near a security forces truck in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, officials said.

The suicide bomber, on a bicycle, blew himself up outside district courts in Quetta, where a truck was picking up soldiers who had been on a routine security patrol.

Two of the dead were paramilitary soldiers while 8 were civilians, police said citing initial reports.

Pro-Taliban militants in a statement claimed responsibility for the blast without releasing further details.

Quetta is the capital of the restive Balochistan province, which is also home to a separatist insurgency that has been raging since 2004.