QUETTA: A landmine killed five paramilitary soldiers and wounded four others in the Marwar area of Balochistan province on Thursday, security officials said.
The blast happened in a hilly area home to dozens of coalfields, about 30 kilometers east of Quetta, the provincial capital. ‘Our vehicle hit a mine, killing five soldiers and injuring four others,’ a Frontier Corps (FC) official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
‘The vehicle was returning to Quetta after delivering food supplies to soldiers stationed in the area,’ he said. One of the injured is in a serious condition, he added.
The injured security officials have been shifted to Quetta for medical treatment.
However, soon after the incident senior security officers reached the area to probe into the incident. They also cordoned off the area to investigate the incident.
So far no group has claimed responsibility but officials believe that Baloch militant groups could be behind the planting of the landmines.
Mine explosions are fairly frequent in Balochistan, which has faced ongoing separatist violence since 2004. — DawnNews/AFP
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