A BLAST ON A ROAD IN THE PAKISTANI TOWN OF QUETTA KILLED THREE PEOPLE AND WOUNDED 11 ON MONDAY, POLICE SAID. "THE EXPLOSION WENT OFF NEAR A HOTEL. AT THE MOMENT, WE HAVE RECEIVED THREE BODIES AND 11 INJURED," SENIOR QUETTA POLICE OFFICIAL ZAHID AFAQ TOLD REUTERS. "THE NUMBERS OF CASUALTIES COULD BE HIGH AS INJURED ARE BEING BROUGHT TO HOSPITALS," HE SAID. AFAQ DECLINED TO SPECULATE ON THE CAUSE OF THE BLAST OR WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE. QUETTA IS THE CAPITAL OF BALUCHISTAN PROVINCE WHERE AUTONOMY-SEEKING MILITANTS ARE BATTLING THE GOVERNMENT FOR GREATER CONTROL OF GAS RESOURCES.
