Pakistan Quetta suicide bomber kills at least 28 people

A suicide bombing at a funeral for a policeman in south-western Pakistan has killed at least 28 people including a senior police officer, police say that the blast in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, also wounded at least 50 people.

Quetta police chief Mir Zubair Mehmood told the AP news agency that the bomber detonated his explosives just before the funeral service was about to start.

No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack.However suspicion is likely to fall on the Taliban who have in the past carried out numerous suicide bombings in Balochistan.

On Tuesday separatist gunmen killed at least 13 bus passengers near Quetta.Correspondents say the latest bombing marks the culmination of a Ramadan in Pakistan, with more than 90 people killed in at least 11 attacks during the month.