Blast kills two security personnel in Dera Bugti
QUETTA: Two security
personnel were killed and nine others were wounded when their vehicle
was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb in Dera Bugti on Saturday.
According to sources, unidentified people had planted an explosive device in the Sangsela area of the tribal territory, and detonated it using a remote control when a vehicle of paramilitary troops passed by.
Two personnel, identified as Lutfullah and Mohammad Riaz, received serious injuries and died on the spot while nine others sustained injuries. The vehicle was destroyed in the explosion.
The deceased and injured were taken to a nearby state-run hospital.
A heavy contingent of security forces rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. The security forces also launched a manhunt in the area.
Banned outfit Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed the responsibility for the blast.
BRA spokesperson Sarbaz Baloch called the reporters from an undisclosed location and claimed that his organisation carried out the attack.
Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/338317/blast-kills-two-security-personnel-in-dera-bugti/
According to sources, unidentified people had planted an explosive device in the Sangsela area of the tribal territory, and detonated it using a remote control when a vehicle of paramilitary troops passed by.
Two personnel, identified as Lutfullah and Mohammad Riaz, received serious injuries and died on the spot while nine others sustained injuries. The vehicle was destroyed in the explosion.
The deceased and injured were taken to a nearby state-run hospital.
A heavy contingent of security forces rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. The security forces also launched a manhunt in the area.
Banned outfit Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed the responsibility for the blast.
BRA spokesperson Sarbaz Baloch called the reporters from an undisclosed location and claimed that his organisation carried out the attack.
Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/338317/blast-kills-two-security-personnel-in-dera-bugti/
Comments