Balochistan Violence: Blast kills Amn force guard

A remote-controlled explosion near Sui left a tribesman dead and two others injured on Wednesday.


Express January 05, 2012

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A remote-controlled explosion near Sui left a tribesman dead and two others injured on Wednesday.


An Amn force vehicle was on its way to Sui from Kandkot when it was attacked with a remote-controlled bomb near the Sindh border, sources said. As a result, a man died on the spot. “An Amn force guard was killed and two others were injured in the attack,” sources confirmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack till the filing of this report. Meanwhile, six militants were killed on Wednesday during a firefight between their group and the paramilitary troops in the Loralai area of southwestern Balochistan, government officials said. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. (WITH ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM REUTERS)

Published in The Express Tribune, January 5th, 2012. 

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