A file photo of FC personnel with weapons and ammunition seized in Quetta on December 28, 2013. PHOTO: AFP
FC spokesperson Mohammed Wasay confirmed the death toll and said two of the injured are in critical condition.
“The FC vehicle was on a routine patrol from Awaran to Lesbela on the national highway when it was hit by an IED planted by miscreants,” he told The Express Tribune.
More troops rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area after the explosion. The bodies and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Awaran is among the worst militancy hit areas where last year a massive earthquake flattened 95 percent of the area. Banned Baloch separatist organisation Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) usually carries out attacks on security forces in Awaran and nearby areas.
However, there have been no claims of responsibility for this latest attack. Security forces have started a search operation in the area.
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