LORALAI – The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Complex Loralai hasbeen cleared by the security forces and all terrorists have been killedduring the clearance operation.Around 800 candidates present in the compound for enrolment in police weresafely evacuated by the security forces, said a statement issued by InterServices Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday.Three armed suicide bombers attempted to enter the DIG police officecompound on Tuesday afternoon where the candidates were present forenrolment in Balochistan Police.
The policemen on duty responded and shot one of the bombers at the entryof DIG complex, who blew himself up. The other two bombers startedindiscriminate firing and got into one of the side rooms.
As a result nine persons, including three policemen, five civil employeesof police and one civilian candidate embraced ‘Shahadat’ (martyrdom), while21 others, including 12 policemen and nine civilian candidates got injured.Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan and Army troops were called in. During theclearance operation, the remaining two suicide bombers were shot dead andthe area was cleared. The injured were shifted to the Combined MilitaryHospital (CMH) Quetta on army helicopters.
