(MENAFN- The Peninsula) AP
Quetta, Pakistan: A landmine struck the convoy of a politician in Pakistan's southwest, killing two of his private bodyguards and critically wounding a third, a local official said on Saturday.
Baluchistan Assembly member Sardar Khan Rind was going to his native town of Suni when his bodyguards' vehicle was struck by a landmine in the Sunni Shoran area of Kacchi Bolan district, said deputy commissioner Sami Ullah. They died at the scene of the blast, which is around 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the provincial capital Quetta.
Read Also pakistani police use water cannon, tear gas on khan rally pakistan's ex-pm imran khan no-show in court, avoids arrest pakistan suicide bomber kills nine police officers
Rind escaped unhurt. No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
The province has long struggled with a low-level insurgency by the Baluchistan Liberation Army and other small separatist groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad.
Authorities claim to have quelled the insurgency but violence has persisted. The province has also seen attacks by militants from both the Pakistani Taliban and the Islamic State group.
MENAFN11032023000063011010ID1105754531
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.