Bomb kills several in Quetta, Pakistan

Pakistani police say a powerful bomb has exploded at an open-air market in the south-western city, killing at least 7 people and wounding 20 others.

Police chief Abcur Kazzaq Cheema says the bombing took place near a residential area where minority Shiite muslims live.

He says authorities are transporting the dead and wounded to hospitals.

However, no group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but outlawed Sunni extremist groups have claimed similar attacks in the past.