Authorities in Pakistan said Friday a bombing at a pro-Palestinian rally in southwestern Baluchistan province killed at least seven people and injured 14 others.
 
The attack in the town of Chaman targeted a vehicle carrying a local leader of a Pakistani Islamic party, but he escaped unhurt, said police and witnesses.
 
Initial police findings suggest unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device planted on a motorbike parked near the vehicle as rally participants began to disperse.
 
No one took responsibility for the bombing in the remote Pakistani town that borders Afghanistan.
 
Provincial government spokesman Liaquat Shahwani said security forces swiftly sealed the area and a police search was underway to find those behind the attack.
 
Thousands of Pakistanis took to the streets after attending Friday afternoon prayers in mosques across the country to protest Israel’s military air strikes on Gaza.
 
The rallies came hours after a cease-fire was announced between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that governs the Gaza Strip.
 
Pakistan is among a few countries that do not have diplomatic relations with Israel. The Pakistani passport is the only one in the world that explicitly states that its holder can travel anywhere using the document, except Israel.
 
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