Seven killed in Khuzdar mine blast
Inflammable substance was lit in a house where mines were kept, resulting in fire and huge explosion
File photo of a blast in Balochistan. PHOTO: FILE
QUETTA:
At least seven people, including three women and two children were killed and 14 others injured in a landmine blast in Garesha area of Naal Teshil district in Khuzdar, Balochistan on Wednesday.
According to sources, inflammable substance was lit in a house where mines were kept, resulting in fire and a huge explosion.
“The mines were kept in house to destroy the mountains," a source said.
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However, DC Khuzdar Captain (retd) Sarmad Saleem said "a fire accidentally broke out when children of Khate Chak village were playing, which engulfed a wide area leading to blast in a room filled with explosives used for mining."
The injured were shifted to civil hospital Khuzdar, Naal and Karachi.
At least seven people, including three women and two children were killed and 14 others injured in a landmine blast in Garesha area of Naal Teshil district in Khuzdar, Balochistan on Wednesday.
According to sources, inflammable substance was lit in a house where mines were kept, resulting in fire and a huge explosion.
“The mines were kept in house to destroy the mountains," a source said.
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However, DC Khuzdar Captain (retd) Sarmad Saleem said "a fire accidentally broke out when children of Khate Chak village were playing, which engulfed a wide area leading to blast in a room filled with explosives used for mining."
The injured were shifted to civil hospital Khuzdar, Naal and Karachi.