QUETTA, April 11: Four security personnel and a civilian were injured in bomb and landmine explosions in Noshki and Dera Bugti district on Monday.

A bomb placed under a bridge on the Quetta-Taftan National Highway went off, leaving the bridge partially damaged, official sources said.

Another bomb attached to a motorcycle parked near a bus stand in Noshki was detonated through remote control when a Frontier Corps convoy was through the area. A Major and two troops were injured. The FC and police personnel cordoned off the area and took the injured to the Quetta CMH.

A passer-by, identified as Ghulam Yasin, was also injured in the blast. A spokesman for the Baloch Republican Army claimed responsibility for the two blasts.

A security man was injured when a landmine exploded in Neligh area of Dera Bugti district. The injured was taken to a hospital in Dera Bugti where his condition was said to be serious.—Correspondent

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