QUETTA, Jan 29: The link between Uch and other areas of Dera Bugti was cut off after assailants blew up a bridge on Saturday. Traffic between the Uch gas field and other areas of Dera Bugti district remained suspended after the incident.

An official of the Levies Force said the device used weighed about 10kgs and the bridge was badly damaged in the blast.

Personnel of law-enforcement agencies cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.