Five security personnel killed in Balochistan

QUETTA (SANA): Five paramilitary soldiers were killed and four others injured in landmine blast in Sibbi on Thursday.

The blast happened in a hilly area home to dozens of coalfields, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) east of Quetta.

“Our vehicle hit a mine, killing five soldiers and injuring four others,” a Frontier Corps (FC) official told media.

“The vehicle was returning to Quetta after delivering food supplies to soldiers stationed in the area,” he said.

One of the injured is in a serious condition, he added. Another security official confirmed the mine blast.

“We have received reports that five FC men were killed and four others injured in the landmine explosion,” he said.