QUETTA, July 31: Two Molotov cocktail explosions occurred and a cracker went off in Gwadar within the duration of 75 minutes on Saturday, creating panic but no loss of life or damage to property.

Police have arrested four suspects and investigations are under way.

Gwadar Superintendent of Police Shakeel Durrani told Dawn by telephone that first Molotov cocktail explosion occurred at 7am outside the wall of the fish harbour complex and after 15 minutes another blast took place near the police station.

After an hour, he added, a cracker went off in a garbage ground near the under-construction Al-Falah Bank building.

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