At least 7 Pakistani soldiers killed in Balochistan suicide bombing

A roadside bomb blast targeting a convoy of security forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan province killed at least seven soldiers and injured dozens more on Sunday, reported Al Jazeera. The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility, alleging that 90 military personnel were killed in the attack.

The incident occurred in Noshki district as a convoy of seven buses and two vehicles was travelling from Quetta to Taftan near the country’s border with Iran. Noshki Station House Officer Zafarullah Sulemani said that preliminary findings indicated a suicide attack.

“A security forces convoy travelling from Quetta to Taftan was attacked,” an unidentified Pakistani official was quoted as saying by India Today. “The convoy, consisting of seven buses and two vehicles, was targeted. One of the buses was hit by a vehicle loaded with IEDs [improvised explosive devices], possibly a suicide attack, while another was targeted by rocket-propelled grenades.”

Army helicopters were deployed to transport the wounded and surveillance drones were launched over the area. Police officials said the explosion also badly damaged a second bus nearby.

Evidence from the scene indicated that a bomber rammed the explosive-laden vehicle into one of the military buses. Sulemani said the toll could rise and that the injured had been shifted to a nearby hospital. Senior Superintendent of Police Hashim Momand...

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