QUETTA – At least four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were martyred andnearly 10 suffered injuries in a blast on security forces convoy in theSangan area of Sibi on Tuesday.
Reports said an improvised explosive device (IED) was used in theexplosion. Soon after the incident, security forces rushed to the areawhile rescue services shifted the deceased and the injured to the CombinedMilitary Hospital (CMH) via an air ambulance.
Officials said the condition of the more than five injured troops is saidto be critical.
Balochistan Chief Minister aide Mir Zia Langove condemned the blast andannounced to provide the best medical treatment to injured FC personnel.“Terrorists are making failed attempts at sabotaging peace in Balochistanthrough such cowardly acts,” Zia added.
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The terror incident occurred a week after at least seven security personnelembraced martyrdom in an explosion in Sibi, several minutes after PresidentArif Alvi addressed a ceremony of the Sibi Mela.
