5 paramilitary troops killed, 6 injured in SW Pakistan’s bomb attack

ISLAMABAD – At least five paramilitary personnel were killed and six others injured in a roadside bomb attack targeting a security convoy in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday, security sources said.

The incident happened at about 11:45 a.m. local time (0645 GMT) in the Kachhi district, when an improvised explosive device struck a Frontier Corps convoy, the sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

“The convoy, comprising six vehicles, was on a routine movement when the explosion took place, resulting in the deaths and injuries,” officials confirmed.

XINHUA