At least five people were killed and seven others injured as a result of a blast in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Friday.

As per initial reports, the vehicles belonging to tribal elders of the Kili Kabu area of Mastung were targeted by a roadside bombing, killing at least five people.

According to Assistant Commissioner (AC) Mastung, the explosion occurred when people were returning after the burial of a person who was killed last night.

The AC said that the relatives of the deceased went to Kili Kabu where their vehicle hit a land mine which caused an explosion.

Security forces and rescue officials arrived at the scene soon after the incident.

The dead bodies and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.