Blast, attack on NATO trucks kill 7, injures 40 in Balochistan, KPK
Friday, March 22nd, 2013 12:40:30 by Tahir Khan
An explosion in Balochistan province killed at least six people including two children and injured 40 others, police and hospital sources said.
According to reports the blast occurred on the National Highway in Dera Allahyar town of Jaffarabad district.
The bomb appeared to have been planted in a rickshaw parked at the roadside, according to initial police reports, adding that around a dozen shops were damaged in the vicinity.
No group claimed responsibility.
Earlier four persons were killed as unknown motorcyclists opened fire on them at Kalat on the National Highway.
Meanwhile one person was killed and four were injured when unknown militants attacked Nato containers in Khyber agency on Friday.
According to Hayatabad police, the militants attacked a Nato container in Peshawar in which one person was killed and three others were injured.
“One of the injured is in a critical condition,” hospital officials said.
Also in Khyber’s Jamrud area, a Nato container was attacked and its driver was injured.
The vehicles were badly damaged in both incidents.
No group claimed responsibility. The govt blames Taliban for such attacks.
Tags: Balochistan bomb blast, Dera Allahyar, Kalat, Khyber Agency, NATO containers, Taliban
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Posted by Tahir Khan
on Mar 22 2013. Filed under Latest News, National, Pakistan.
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