“The improvised explosive device was placed along the road and exploded when the truck with the coal miners arrived at the scene,” paramilitary official said. The official, who wanted to remain anonymous, added that it is possible that it is a remote controlled device, index transmitted.
Nobody has taken responsibility for the attack, writes Reuters.
The Deputy Commissioner of the Region, Hazrat Wali Agha stated that there were 17 miners in the truck when the bomb exploded. The doctor in the local hospital said two were wounded in critical condition. Balochistan, rich in minerals, borders Iran and Afghanistan and has been the scene of the rebellion of separatist ethnic ballots for decades. Islamist militants also operate in the area.
(Vijesti.ba)
