Bomb rips through pro-Palestine rally in Chaman; seven lose lives.

KARACHI: A bomb blast on Friday at a pro-Palestinian rally killed at least seven people and injured 14 in Balochistan's Chaman city, officials said, the latest violence to hit the area.

Senior local police official Ahmad Mohiuddin said explosives were packed into a motorbike parked near the vehicle of a religious leader taking part in the rally. Pictures from the scene showed broken glass, rubble, and bloodstains.

"It was an improvised explosive device which went off as participants began to disperse," added Tariq Mengal, a senior local administration official. No group has claimed responsibility.

Balochistan government spokesman Liaquat Shahwani said the explosion...

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