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| Two soldiers killed in Dera Bugti blast |
| 2012-02-19 |
| QUETTA: Two security personnel were killed and nine others wounded in a remote- controlled blast near Dera Bugti on Saturday. The banned outfit Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack that targeted security forces. Sources said unidentified people had planted an explosive device in the Sangsela region of Bugti Tribal Territory. They detonated it using a remote control when a vehicle of paramilitary troops was passing by. Two security personnel died instantly while nine others sustained injuries. The vehicle was also destroyed in the explosion. A heavy contingent of security forces rushed to the spot and launched a search operation in the area. No arrest had been made until the filing of this report. BRA spokesman Sarbaz Baloch telephoned newsmen from an undisclosed location and claimed his organisation had carried out the attack. Meanwhile, a police van was partially damaged in another remote-controlled blast in Chatter area of Nasirabad on Saturday, police said. The van of the Mir Hasan police station was on its way from Chatter to Dera Murad Jamali when it met a remote-controlled blast. No casualties were reported, although the vehicle was partially damaged in the blast. Police cordoned off the area following the explosion and registered a case against unidentified people. |
| Posted by:Steve White |