At least 17 Shia Muslim pilgrims have been killed by a bomb attack on a bus convoy in southwest Pakistan, local officials say.
Another 15 people have been injured in the incident in the Mastung district of Balochistan province.
Pakistan has experienced worsening sectarian violence in recent years. Last month 23 Shia Muslims were killed by a bomb in the city of Rawalpindi.
No group has yet said it carried out Sunday's bombing.
Initial reports said it had been detonated by remote control but a government official said it had been a suicide attack.
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The bus convoy had reportedly been visiting neighbouring Iran, a Shia-majority country and popular pilgrimage destination.
- BBC
