Five martyred in Balochistan attacks
IED strikes FC vehicle, militants open fire on coal miners
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QUETTA:
At least two security personnel were martyred and one injured in Balochistan's Harnai district on Thursday after an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle.
According to FC officials, the vehicle was returning from the town of Khost after a gun attack on a coal mine when it struck an IED.
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In the attack on the coal mine, militants opened fire on miners from a nearby hilltop, killing three.
Funeral prayers for martyred FC personnel, Havaldar Shafiq and Sepoy Junaid, have been offered while the injured were moved to Quetta for treatment.
On Wednesday night, an IED attack killed at least three people, including a tribal leader, in the province.
At least two security personnel were martyred and one injured in Balochistan's Harnai district on Thursday after an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle.
According to FC officials, the vehicle was returning from the town of Khost after a gun attack on a coal mine when it struck an IED.
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In the attack on the coal mine, militants opened fire on miners from a nearby hilltop, killing three.
Funeral prayers for martyred FC personnel, Havaldar Shafiq and Sepoy Junaid, have been offered while the injured were moved to Quetta for treatment.
On Wednesday night, an IED attack killed at least three people, including a tribal leader, in the province.