School bus blast in Pakistan kills at least five people

A school bus explosion in Pakistan's Balochistan region has killed at least five people and injured dozens.

The bus was carrying around 40 school children when it exploded at about 07:40 local time (02:40 GMT) just outside the remote town of Khuzdar, police told the BBC.

Three of the five people killed are children, police said. Pictures circulating on social media show the charred wreckage of a large bus, with backpacks scattered around it.

No group has claimed responsibility for the incident so far, but Balochistan, a turbulent province in the country's south west, has long been plagued by a long-standing insurgency and human rights violations.