The bomb planted near a petrol pump was detonated when a Levies Force vehicle was passing by it. – File Photo by AFP

QUETTA: Two personnel of the Levies Force were killed and another was injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Dasht area of Mastung district on Thursday, official sources said.The bomb planted near a petrol pump was detonated when a Levies Force vehicle was passing by it.

Ali Murad and Sher Ahmed were killed. A third member of the force, Saeed Khan was injured and taken to the Bolan Medical Complex.  Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani condemned the incident and announced Rs2 million each for the families of the two killed personnel.

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