2 children killed in SW Pakistan bombing

A police van was attacked on Monday with a remote-controlled explosive device in the Dera Murad Jamali area of Naseer Abad district, killing at least two passing children and destroying the police vehicle.

At least 17 people were injured in the bombing, including a senior police official and three other policemen.

The injured have been taken to the local hospital and some are in critical condition.

A Dera Murad Jamali police official said the van patrolling the area was the target and an investigation of the incident has been launched.

Security forces have cordoned off the area, he added.

According to reports by local media outlets, a banned militant group, the Baloch Republican Army, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

A spokesperson of the group called reporters and said that the Baloch Republican Army had planted the remote control device.

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