As many as 26 people including 10 policemen were killed as a roadside bomb exploded Thursday in southwestern Pakistani town of Hub, the private DAWN NEWS reported.
The bomb exploded near a bus stop in a local market at 8:37 a.m. (GMT0337), killing policemen and civilians, the private News Network International news agency reported, quoting a local police officer.
The dead also included owners of nearby shops and people waiting at the bus stop, the NNI report said.
Hub lies in some 600 km southeast of Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan province.
When the explosion occurred, a vehicle of Chinese engineers happened to pass a security checkpost there, and they passed safe, reliable sources told Xinhua.
Escalating violence was seen in Pakistan's northwest frontier since early July where scores of people were killed in deadly bombing attacks.
Countrywide security alert has been in place in Pakistan.
Source: Xinhua
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