The motorcycle bomb went off in a market in Quetta. | "Gimme some o' that kohl rabi, and some o' them tomatoes. And are those bombs fresh?" |
A few hours earlier a bomb exploded near a passing passenger train in the city, injuring four railway workers. The army has said it will establish three new garrisons in Balochistan to deal with a growing security problem. The earlier attack took place as the Zaffar Express train was leaving the city. Reports say the bomb was triggered by remote control. Quetta has been the scene of a number of bomb attacks in recent months. An explosion in December killed 11 people. A new militant group calling itself the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for some of the attacks.