6 security personnel killed in attack on Gwadar check post

Initial reports state unidentified men carried out rocket attack on camp which belonged to security forces.

GWADAR: Militants attacked a coast guard post in Gwadar, killing six personnel, local officials said.

The attackers arrived aboard pick-up trucks and motorcycles and fired rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles at a check post in Peshikan.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

Security forces in the province often come under attack from militants belonging to banned organisations, including the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).