QUETTA, Nov 7: Sixteen people were injured, two female teachers among them, in two grenade attacks in the city on Saturday.

Some people hurled a hand-grenade into the premises of Government Girls’ High School on Manojan Road, a suburb of the city. Two teachers, Shamim Nazar and Rubina Mengal, were injured when splinters hit them. They were taken to a hospital and discharged after treatment.

The explosion damaged the roof of a classroom and smashed windowpanes. According to police, 26 suspects were taken into custody.

Hours later, unidentified people lobbed a hand-grenade on Frontier Corps check-post in a busy area of the city and fled.

Doctors at civil hospital said that 14 people injured in the blast had been admitted for treatment.
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