Four injured in Dera Bugti blast

Published February 21, 2015
This picture shows an improvised explosive device (IED). — AFP/File
This picture shows an improvised explosive device (IED). — AFP/File

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Four people were injured in a bomb blast in Dera Bugti town on Friday.

Police said that an improvised explosive device placed close to a vegetable shop near Pakistan Chowk by saboteurs went off with a big bang, rocking the small town. Four people suffered injuries and were taken to the district hospital. Their names could not be ascertained.

Some shops were damaged and windowpanes of nearby buildings shattered.

Published in Dawn February 21th , 2015

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