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November 10, 2008
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Ziqa'ad 11, 1429
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Bomb blast, landmine kill two in Balochistan
By Our Staff Correspondent
QUETTA, Nov 9: A man was killed and five others were injured when a bomb exploded in Sui town on Sunday morning.
“The bomb attached to a motorcycle parked near a restaurant in the main bazaar was detonated with a remote control,” Dera Bugti DPO Najam Tareen told Dawn.
He said the bomb exploded when a number of people were taking tea in the restaurant. The man who died belonged to the Bugti tribe.Many nearby shops were damaged by the powerful blast.
Law-enforcement personnel took the injured to a hospital.
According to the AFP, the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Meanwhile, a man was killed when a landmine exploded in the Umar Khan Bugti village of Jaffarabad district on Sunday.
In another incident, people fired a rocket on the Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti village near Dera Allahyar.
The rocket exploded in an open area.
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