PESHAWAR – At least three people, including two policemen, were injured inan explosion in Chaman, a city in Balochistan, on Wednesday.
As per the details, unknown assailants hurled the hand grenade at a vehicleparked near Edhi check post that left three people injured.
It is suspected that attackers wanted to target the police officials in theattack. After the blast, security forces and rescue officials reached thespot and shifted injured to a nearby hospital.
On Jan 9, a strong explosion near rocked the Balochistan capital, killingat least seven people including five police personnel and injuring dozensothers.
The blast took place near a police truck parked close to GPO Chowk onQuetta’s Zarghoon Road, located in the city’s high-security Red Zone,around 300 metres from the provincial assembly building. The road alsoleads to the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.
On Jan 1, eight people, including security forces, were injured after twoexplosions in Chaman. The blasts took place on Mall Road in the city, whichis situated just south of the Wesh-Chaman border crossing with theneighbouring Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
The first blast took place after explosive material concealed under a heapof gravel exploded, while the other explosion occurred when people gatheredaround the site.