(KUNA) -- Five people were killed and more than 17 others were badly wounded in a bomb explosion on Friday in a remote area of Southwestern Baluchistan province that has been in grip of tension and strikes since the killing of renegade tribal chief, Nawab Akbar Bugti, in a military operation, said officials.A time bomb, hidden in a dustbin outside a hospital, went off with a huge bang in the Rakhni district, about 300 kilometers east of Quetta, the provincial capital, a local police official, Nazeer Kakar, told KUNA. He said the explosion killed five people on the spot and critically wounded more than 17 others. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but police pointed a finger at nationalist militants.
Tension and strikes have gripped Baluchistan since the death of Nawab Akbar Bugti, known among locals as the Tiger of Baluchistan. Strikes have almost paralyzed daily life and business in almost all parts of the province.