Landmine kills Wapda worker

Published April 15, 2008

QUETTA, April 14: A man was killed and four others were injured in a landmine explosion in Mastung on Monday.

According to police sources, Wapda employees were repairing a damaged power pylon in Pashkaram area of Mastung when one of them stepped over a landmine.

Two of the injured were taken to a hospital in Quetta where Mohammad Asghar died.

In another incident, a man identified as Shahid Butt, was killed and another, Rajish Kumar, was injured when they came under fire in Khuzdar Bazaar.

—Staff Correspondent

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