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Aug. 5, 2013 / 2:25 PM

Pakistan train bombing injures 13

KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A train traveling to Karachi, Pakistan, Monday was hit by a bomb that injured 13, including three people left in critical condition, police said.

The explosion happened in Punjab province aboard a train headed to Karachi from Lahore, CNN reported. There were no terrorist warnings issued ahead of the attack.

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No groups had claimed responsibility.

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