QUETTA: Rockets fired from across the Iranian border exploded in Mashkel tehsil of Kharan district on Sunday, official sources said.

However, no casualty was reported.

They said several rockets exploded near some houses in the Aahogo area, creating fear and panic among residents. Panicked people ran out of their houses as rockets were exploding at brief intervals, they added.

Also read: Iranian forces fire eight mortar shells into Pakistani territory

Soon after the attack personnel of Frontier Corps and Levies Force reached the area.

A Levies official said Pakistani officials had registered protest with Iranian border authorities over the rocket attack.

Published in Dawn, December 28th, 2015

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