At Least 15 Die, 25 Injured In Quetta Attack
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published August 13, 2017 | 12:25 AM
At least 15 persons, including eight security personnel, lost their lives when terrorists attacked a military vehicle on duty in the provincial capital
QUETTA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Aug, 2017 ) : At least 15 persons, including eight security personnel, lost their lives when terrorists attacked a military vehicle on duty in the provincial capital on Saturday.
According to an ISPR statement, the terrorists used incendiary explosive, due to which nearby vehicles caught fire. The attack occurred near Manaf Hospital in Pishin Stop area. At least 25 persons, including 10 security personnel, were also injured in the attack.
The injured, including Nk Shahzad, Lnk Qaiser, Spr Sadaqat, Lnk Masroor, Sep Abdullah, Sep Zia Ullah, Spr Riaz Iqbal, Spr Allah Dino, Spr Muhammad Shah, Spr Abbas Ali, Spr Muhammad Tanveer and Sep Aqib Ali were being treated at Combined Military Hospital.
Army troops reached the incident site and cordoned off the area. Some of the injured were rushed to Civil Hospital and Bolan Medical Hospital. Meanwhile, Health Minister Rehmat Saleh Baloch strongly condemned the incident and announced emergency in hospitals for ensuring best treatment of the injured.
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