Pakistan: Passenger Bus Attacked In Balochistan, At Least 5 Dead, Baloch Army Claims Attack

Reports have further added that around 14 have been injured due to the incident.

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Passenger Bus Attacked In Balochistan, At Least 5 Dead | Photo: X
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After the train hijack last week, another terror attack has struck the Balochistan region of Pakistan. As per local reports, a blast near a passenger bus on Nushki-Dalbandin highway has killed at least five people.

Reports have further added that around 14 have been injured due to the incident.

As per police, the injured have been shifted to Nushki Hospital for treatment. Two of the injured are in critical condition.

Meanwhile, reports said that the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack, alleging 90 personnel were killed. In a statement, the group said its Majeed Brigade carried out a vehicle-borne suicide bombing on a convoy traveling along the RCD Highway near Rakhshan Mill.

One of the eight buses was completely destroyed in the blast, it added.

The group further claimed its fighters later surrounded another bus and killed all personnel on board.

Pakistan-based Geo TV reported that an emergency has been declared at Mir Gul Khan Naseer Teaching Hospital to handle the situation.

The cause of the blast or its nature is under investigation. No militant group has come forward to claim responsibility for the attack.

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