Six people, including five Levies Force personnel, were injured in a bomb blast near the squad of Kech Deputy Commissioner (DC) Major (retd) Bashir Barech in Balochistan’s Turbat on Monday, according to police.
Kech Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Captain (retd) Zohaib Mohsin told Dawn.com that a remote-controlled bomb was used in the blast. “The explosive material was planted on a motorcycle,” he said, adding that the Kech DC remained safe in the incident.
Police and Frontier Corps personnel had reached the site of the incident and were further investigating the matter, the SSP said.
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