Security man martyred in Mastung attack
QUETTA: A security official embraced martyrdom and six others sustained injuries in a roadside bomb explosion in the Khad Kocha area of Mastung district on Saturday, police said. Officials said that an explosive device planted in the Gro area of Khad Kocha along the Quetta-Karachi National Highway was detonated when security vehicles were passing through the area. One of the vehicles was hit in…
Quetta witnessed a tragic roadside bomb explosion on Saturday which claimed the life of a security official and injured six others, according to police reports. The explosive device, planted in the Gro area of Mastung district's Khad Kocha along the Quetta-Karachi National Highway, was detonated as security vehicles were passing through the region, reports Dawn.
One of the vehicles struck by the blast suffered the loss of a life, while six others were injured, a senior police officer confirmed to the newspaper. The blast prompted a heavy exchange of fire between the assailants and security forces, with the latter's presence at the site triggering their swift retreat, police officials revealed.
The bodies of the martyred security official and the injured were swiftly transported to the Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital. The highway was subsequently closed, causing disruptions to traffic in various locations, and a search operation was initiated to apprehend the perpetrators.
Similar to an incident that occurred just a day earlier, where four laborers working in an apple orchard were killed and three others injured in the same area, visible signs of injury were evident on the bodies and the injured.
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