FC soldier killed, two wounded in grenade attack in Balochistan

FC spokesperson says attack was followed by firing which resulted in death

QUETTA: A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was killed and two others were wounded after their vehicle was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade in Tump area of Kech district, Balochistan on Sunday.

“A group of armed men fired a rocket propelled grenade at an FC vehicle in Tump area which was followed by intense firing; as a result of the firing, a FC subehdar Shireenul Islam was killed and two personnel sustained injuries,” Balochistan FC spokesperson Khan Wasay said.

FC personnel reached the site of the incident and mounted a search operation and the injured were shifted to a hospital.

Tump, an area bordering Iran, is one of the troubled areas in Balochistan where separatists often target security forces and police. District Police Officer (DPO) Kech survived two attacks in Tump this month.