At least 14 people were injured when a bomb exploded on Sunday outside a roadside restaurant at Prince road of Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the police said.

The explosives, planted at a bicycle, went off in downtown Quetta, near a restaurant crowded by people buying breakfast, said the police.

The 14 wounded persons included a woman, which was stated to be in a precarious condition, local private Geo TV reported.

The high intensity blast shattered windowpanes of nearby buildings and also damaged vehicles, according to the report.

The bomb disposal squad and police contingent rushed to the scene and started an investigation into the incident.

Those injured have been shifted to Civil Hospital in Quetta.

Source: Xinhua