Balochistan insurgency: Blast injures two in Chaman

Bomb was planted in a motorcycle parked near the office of a security agency.

QUETTA:

A motorcycle bomb exploded on Monday on Mall Road area in Chaman, near the Afghan border, injuring two people—including a woman, police said.

According to Station House Officer (SHO) Chaman, Ashraf Kakar, unknown militants had planted a bomb in a motorcycle parked 10 metres from the office of a security agency.

“The initial investigation reveals that the prime target of the blast was the security agency’s office which is used by Frontier Corps (FC) and intelligence officials,” he said.



Two passersby, including a woman sustained splinter wounds in the blast and were rushed to the Chaman Hospital. Doctors at the hospital described the woman’s condition as critical since she had received splinter injuries on the upper torso.

Soon after the blast, police and law-enforcement agencies rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area.

While talking to The Express Tribune, a member of the bomb disposal squad said approximately four kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the blast, which was detonated using a time device.

The blast also shattered the glass windows of buildings nearby.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the blast.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 22^nd, 2014.