GWADAR: The building of the district education office was slightly damaged in a grenade attack here on Saturday. No one was injured in the attack.

Police said that unidentified people hurled the hand grenade inside the building and fled. It exploded in the courtyard, smashing windowpanes of the building and damaging a bus parked there.

Police official Aslam Bangulazai said that windowpanes of some nearby building were also smashed.

The district education office is located near to the office of the deputy commissioner of Gwadar, Police Line and the Gwadar police station.

After the attack, security launched a search operation in the area and took some suspects into custody for interrogation.

Published in Dawn, February 21st, 2016