Two paramilitary troops among three injured in Dasht blast

Dunya News

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

QUETTA (Dunya News) – At least three people including two paramilitary troops were injured when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in Dasht tehsil of Kharan District in the Balochistan province on Monday.

According to Levies personnel, the security forces’ vehicle was on a routine patrol when the bomb went off, apparently detonated by remote control.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

The incident took place three days after a suicide bomb blast targeted the convoy of Senate’s Deputy Chairman Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri in Mastung district, roughly an hour east of provincial capital Quetta.

At least 17 people were killed and 30 others including Abdul Ghafoor Haidering sustained injuries in the attack.