A roadside explosive targeting a security convoy in Khad Kocha killed one official and injured six others, police said.
QUETTA: A security official was martyred and six others were injured Saturday when an explosive device targeted a security convoy in Khad Kocha, Mastung district, police said.
According to officials, the bomb had been planted near Gro in the Khad Kocha area along the Quetta-Karachi National Highway. The device was detonated as the security vehicles passed through the area, striking one of the convoy’s vehicles.
A senior police officer confirmed the death and injuries, adding that the remaining vehicles in the convoy were not affected by the explosion.
Following the blast, an exchange of fire continued in the area for some time. Police officials said the attackers fled after additional security personnel reached the scene.
The deceased official and the injured personnel were transported to Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital for medical treatment.
Authorities later closed the highway at several points, disrupting traffic as security forces launched a search operation to locate those responsible for the attack.
The blast occurred a day after another explosion in the same area killed four labourers working in an apple orchard and injured three others. Medical officials said the victims in that incident had suffered visible splinter injuries.
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