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 At least five people –  including three schoolchildren – martyred and several others were injured when a suicide bomber targeted a school bus near Zero Point on the Karachi-Quetta National Highway in Khuzdar on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to local authorities, the blast occurred when a school bus carrying children passed by a vehicle rigged with explosives parked along the roadside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident took place around the busy Zero Point area, a key junction on the national highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe explosive material was planted in a vehicle on the roadside. As the school bus approached, it was detonated remotely,\u201d a senior police official said, adding that an investigation is underway to determine the nature of the device and the perpetrators involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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