Five rockets land in Mach

Published September 14, 2006

QUETTA, Sept 13: The town of Mach was rocked by five rocket explosions on Wednesday. Officials said that the rockets were fired from nearby mountains but none of them caused any damage as they landed in a hilly area near the Mach railway station.

“Five rockets were fired at brief intervals,” sources said, adding that the railway station building suffered minor damage.

No casualty was reported in the attack.

A powerful explosion was reported from Khuzdar on Wednesday night. Another blast was also reported from Kharan town.

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