2 killed, 7 injured in bomb blast in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, March 14 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and seven others injured on Thursday in a bomb blast in Panjgur district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, local reports said.

According to the reports, a bomb planted in a motorcycle parked on the roadside exploded and hit the busy business street of Chitkan Bazaar in Panjgur.

Police, security forces and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and wounded to the district hospital.

Hospital officials feared that the death might rise as two of the injured were in critical condition at the intensive care unit.

Police said an explosive device fixed at a motorcycle was detonated with a remote-controlled device.

The blast also destroyed two vehicles and damaged six nearby shops. No group has claimed the attack yet.