Six security men injured in explosion

Published February 12, 2008

QUETTA, Feb 11: Six security men were injured in an explosion near Dera Bugti on Monday.

Police sources said the remote-controlled explosive device had been placed by a road and it exploded when a vehicle carrying personnel of the Bhombor Rifles, a wing of the Frontier Corps, was passing.

A senior police officer confirmed the incident.

The injured were taken to the Sui hospital. Three of them were stated to be in serious condition.

A Baloch Republican Army spokesman has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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