Quetta (Pakistan), Jun 24 (AP) A suicide bomber struck in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least one police and wounding five others in an attempt to target a paramilitary convoy, an official said.

Authorities recovered the remains of a female bomber following the explosion in the southwestern city of Turbat, said Bashir Ahmed, a top administrative officer.

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Ahmed said the bomber had targeted a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Corps but the main thrust of the blast hit a police vehicle.

He said a Frontier Corps vehicle was slightly damaged and a female police officer was among the wounded.

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No one immediately claimed responsibility but similar attacks in the past were claimed by Baluch separatist groups.

Southwestern Baluchistan province has been the scene of a low level insurgency by Baluch separatists under the umbrella group of the Baluchistan Nationalist Army. (AP)

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