In a suicide attack in the southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan province, at least, nine soldiers have been killed as well as several wounded.
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Local Police spokesman, Ijaz Ammad, said on Monday, “at least nine soldiers of the paramilitary Balochistan Constabulary were killed in a blast.”
The forces were travelling on a bus in Kachhi district of Balochistan province when the vehicle exploded, the spokesman disclosed.
Mehmood Khan Notizai, another spokesman of the local police, revealed to Reuters, the suicide bomber riding a motorcycle “hit the truck from behind”.
According to officials, the soldiers were on their way returning from a local week-long cattle show where they had been providing protection.
At least, seven police officers were wounded in the attack, hospital officials revealed.
No Group has come out to claim responsibility for the attack.
