100 arrested in Balochistan

Published May 29, 2006

QUETTA, May 28: Police have arrested around 100 suspects people from Quetta and other areas of the province on Sunday in connection with rocket attack in Quetta that claimed one live and injuring three others.

“ Police have arrested over 70 suspects from different areas of Quetta including new Kahan camp during last 24 hours,” a senior police officer said and added that police teams were interrogating them.

“We are making efforts to find out real accused involved in the rocket attack,” he said, adding that a woman Abida Begum was killed while her husband and two children were injured.

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