6 policemen killed, 8 others wounded in blast in Quetta
At least six policemen were killed and eight people were injured in an explosion in the Sariab Mill area on the Quetta-Sibbi Road on Wednesday.
According to initial reports, security sources claimed a roadside bomb exploded just as a police vehicle carrying 35 police personnel passed the area, DawnNews reported. However, the nature of the blast has yet to be ascertained.
Civil Hospital Quetta Spokesperson Wasim Baig told DawnNews that six people lost their lives while at least eight injured have been brought to the medical facility where emergency has been imposed.
Security forces have reached the location and cordoned off the area, and a security sweep is underway.
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Balochistan has experienced incidents of violence and targeted killings for over a decade. In recent months, the province has faced a number of security challenges, with security personnel in the province often being targeted in roadside explosions and suicide attacks.
Fifteen people, including eight soldiers, were martyred when a suicide bomber targeted a military truck near the Pishin bus stop in Quetta on August 13.
Earlier in June, 14 people ─ including seven policemen ─ lost their lives in a suicide blast that shook Shuhada Chowk in Quetta's Gulistan Road area.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1364600/6-policemen-killed-8-others-wounded-in-blast-in-quetta
At least six policemen were killed and eight people were injured in an explosion in the Sariab Mill area on the Quetta-Sibbi Road on Wednesday.
According to initial reports, security sources claimed a roadside bomb exploded just as a police vehicle carrying 35 police personnel passed the area, DawnNews reported. However, the nature of the blast has yet to be ascertained.
Civil Hospital Quetta Spokesperson Wasim Baig told DawnNews that six people lost their lives while at least eight injured have been brought to the medical facility where emergency has been imposed.
Security forces have reached the location and cordoned off the area, and a security sweep is underway.
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Balochistan has experienced incidents of violence and targeted killings for over a decade. In recent months, the province has faced a number of security challenges, with security personnel in the province often being targeted in roadside explosions and suicide attacks.
Fifteen people, including eight soldiers, were martyred when a suicide bomber targeted a military truck near the Pishin bus stop in Quetta on August 13.
Earlier in June, 14 people ─ including seven policemen ─ lost their lives in a suicide blast that shook Shuhada Chowk in Quetta's Gulistan Road area.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1364600/6-policemen-killed-8-others-wounded-in-blast-in-quetta
