2 security personnel killed, 8 injured in blast in SW Pakistan-Xinhua

2 security personnel killed, 8 injured in blast in SW Pakistan

Source: Xinhua| 2024-02-08 17:02:45|Editor: huaxia

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- A blast hit Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Thursday afternoon, leaving at least two security personnel killed and eight others injured, official sources said.

A vehicle of paramilitary forces came under attack near Lijjay area of Kharan district of the province, official sources told Xinhua, adding that the personnel were deployed on the security of a polling station in the district for the ongoing general elections.

Following the attack, rescue teams, police and security forces reached the site and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital.

Local police said that an improvised explosive device was planted along the roadside and was detonated with a remote-controlled device.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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