The explosion in Quetta ripped through a vehicle used by security forces, killing at least 12 people -- 11 security personnel and a civilian.
Blast Targets Pakistani Security Personnel
![Medics treat a security official who was wounded in a bomb blast, Quetta, Pakistan, May 23, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C9BB8232-983F-4D0B-8F77-720E802F0B6B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Medics treat a security official who was wounded in a bomb blast, Quetta, Pakistan, May 23, 2013.
![A security official collects evidence near the remains of a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Quetta, Pakistan, May 23, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/703CAA9F-A787-4A90-AFDD-8D63D70655E2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A security official collects evidence near the remains of a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Quetta, Pakistan, May 23, 2013.
![Mourners pray as they attend the funeral of victims killed in a bomb blast, Quetta, Pakistan, May 23, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6E59C0E7-4DE4-453E-9FC9-69B5076731F7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mourners pray as they attend the funeral of victims killed in a bomb blast, Quetta, Pakistan, May 23, 2013.
![Relatives carry the casket of a victim who was killed in a bomb blast, Quetta, Pakistan, May 23, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C4E61BE2-9D39-4DDE-9EDD-601A21C2B53F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives carry the casket of a victim who was killed in a bomb blast, Quetta, Pakistan, May 23, 2013.