Soldier killed, 2 injured in bomb explosion in SW Pakistan

Source: Xinhua| 2021-02-18 23:32:31|Editor: huaxia
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ISLAMABAD, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- A soldier was killed and two people were injured in a bomb explosion in Quetta city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Thursday, officials said.

Some unknown militants parked an explosive-laden motorbike at the roadside and exploded it when a vehicle of paramilitary troops Frontier Corps passed by it, sources from an intelligence agency in the city told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The explosion left the soldier killed and two passersby injured who have been shifted to a nearby hospital.

Security forces cordoned off the area and called in bomb disposal squad to collect details about the explosion from the blast site.

No group has claimed the attack yet, but most of the blasts of the kind are attributed to anti-government organizations working as proxies of hostile agencies in the province.

A wave of terrorism recently resurged in Balochistan where an increase in terrorist attacks on security forces and civilians has been witnessed.

Earlier this month, two people were killed and 19 others injured in two separate attacks on public rallies in Balochistan. Enditem

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