Loralai blast: Man with bomb accidentally kills himself

DUKKI: At least one person has been killed and two more, including a child, were injured in a bomb blast in the Killi Dotani area in Loralai district on Thursday. “Two men, Nizamuddin and Muhammad Sadiq, were visiting the house of a third man, Fateh Muhammad, when a bomb-laden belt around Sadiq’s waist exploded,” said a local officials. Sadiq was killed instantly and Nizamuddin and a child in the house were injured. It was not immediately clear why Sadiq was wearing a belt with bombs. The injured were admitted to the Combined Military Hospital in Loralai. Police are still investigating the case.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 13^th, 2011.