Two FC personnel killed in Turbat blast

FC convoy was on its way from Turbat to Tump when it was hit by a remote-controlled bomb.

QUETTA: At least two Frontier Corps (FC) paramilitary personnel were killed and six others injured when their vehicle was targeted in a remote-controlled blast near the Nasirabad area of Turbat on Wednesday.

Official sources said an FC convoy was on its way from Turbat to Tump, a town located near the Pakistan-Iran border, when it was hit by a remote-controlled bomb.

One of the vehicles was destroyed and two vehicles were partially damaged as a result of the blast.

Security personnel cordoned off the area and no Balochistan Levies officials were allowed to access the crime scene.

The bodies and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. Two of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.