QUETA, Feb 9: A man died in an explosion and police foiled an attempt to bomb Kuchlak police station as they defused an explosive-laden car parked near it on Saturday.

The explosion occurred 500 metres from the police station close to the employees’ colony, sources said.

The dead, identified as Muhammad Naeem, was a tractor driver and had been living in the colony along with his family.

Initial investigation showed Naeem had spotted an object and when he tried to pick it up a powerful explosion occurred, leaving him dead.

“His head and hands were blown up,” DIG Operations Wazir Khan Nasar said.

Soon after the blast, police found a suspected car parked behind the police station. Police cordoned the area and called the bomb disposal squad which confirmed the vehicle carried explosives in it.

“The BDS defused the explosive fitted with a timer and a detonator in the car,” the DIG said, adding that around 25 to 30kg of explosive was planted in it. Two big cans filled with petrol were also found in the car.