QUETTA: A blast killed at least three and wounded 27 others including five Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Balochistan's volatile Khuzdar city on Saturday, police said.

Muhammad Anwar, a police official told Dawn.com that in the explosion militants targeted the vehicle of security forces through an improvised explosive device injuring 27 in Seerat Chowk area of Khuzdar.

He said the vehicle of security forces was slightly damaged and most of the victims were civilians.

The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital Khuzdar for medical treatment.

The condition of the six injured was critical and there was no senior surgeon to attend them.

Police and FC personnel reached the area of the blast to probe the incident.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

Khuzdar is situated in the southwestern province of Balochistan which is already on high alert due to Youm-i-Ali falling on Sunday.

Balochistan government has placed police and paramilitary troops on alert for the eve of Youm-i-Ali in Quetta and other parts of the province.