A senior local government official told AFP the vehicle that was hit was part of a convoy on its way to a security operation.
Seven Pakistani paramilitary troops were killed and five others wounded on Tuesday in a homemade bomb attack on a convoy in southwestern Balochistan province, officials said.
Violence has surged in Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran, in recent years as militant separatist groups step up their fight against Pakistani authorities they accuse of exploiting the region's natural resources.
The Pakistani military said in a statement that "terrorists" from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) had targeted a vehicle carrying security forces with a homemade bomb near the town of Mach in Kachhi district.
It said seven paramilitary troops were killed.
A senior local government official told AFP the vehicle that was hit was part of a convoy on its way to a security operation.
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