GWADAR: Two security personnel were martyred and four others sustained injuries in a roadside explosion in the Dasht Siyachi area of Jiwani town in Gwadar district on Sunday.

According to security sources, the personnel were patrolling the area when the bomb planted by the roadside exploded. As a result two personnel lost their lives and four others were injured.

The deceased were identified as Lance Naik Arif Nawaz and Sepoy Imran and injured as Sepoy Ramzan, Saleem, Quddus and Sajid. They were taken to a nearby hospital.

Security forces carried out a search operation in the area after the blast.

No one claimed responsibility for the attack.

A case has been registered and investigation is under way.

Published in Dawn, January 29th, 2018

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