At least four labourers died in a blast in Mastung district: Police

At least four labourers died in a blast in Mastung district, Balochistan, on Thursday night. The incident occurred in the Garo area of the Khud Kocha sub-tehsil, according to police. Three other people were injured in the explosion.

The nature of the blast is unknown, but a senior official claimed it was a drone attack, Dawn reported. The police transported six bodies to Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Memorial Hospital in Mastung, and one seriously injured person was taken to Civil Hospital Quetta.

The hospital received six bodies and three injured people, with bullet wounds found in two of the bodies and multiple injuries in the others, Dawn and Daily Times reported. The area is notable for a recent armed attack on provincial home minister Zia Ullah Langove, in which nine people were injured.

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