Roadside bomb kills at least 2 children and wounds 15 people in restive southwest Pakistan

Officials say a roadside bomb went off near a police office in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing two children and wounding 15 persons. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack that happened on Saturday in Pishin, a district in Balochistan province. However, suspicion is likely to fall on separatist groups who have stepped up attacks in recent months. A local police official said some of those wounded were hospitalized in critical condition, adding that the bodies of the dead were also transported to a nearby hospital. For years, Baluchistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency by groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad.