Pakistan
Six bodies found in Bolan
According to the SHO, these persons were killed by firing
Bolan: The bodies of six people have been recovered from Bolan area of Balochistan.
According to the details, Station House Officer (SHO) Dhadar Pir Baksh Bugti said that two bodies were buried under the damaged bridge while four bodies were found at Kolpur on the national highway.
According to the SHO, these persons were killed by firing. It is assumed that the victims were killed after checking their identity cards.
Police officials said that the process of identifying the victims has not been completed yet.
It is pertinent to note that the railway bridge in Dozan area of Bolan was destroyed by an explosion late last night.
According to the media reports, train traffic was suspended due to the railway bridge explosion, while one person was killed and several others were injured in the blast.
It is also reported that trains going from Karachi and Rawalpindi to Quetta and inland from Quetta were stopped. Sindh-Balochistan national highway was also blocked by armed men last night.
On the other hand, 23 passengers were killed after being thrown from their vehicles in Rara Sham area of Musa Khel.
According to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Musa Khel Ayub Achakzai, all the persons were taken off the trucks and passenger buses and shot dead.
Ayub Achakzai said that the armed men blocked the inter-provincial highway and took the passengers off the buses.
He stated that the armed persons also set fire to 10 vehicles. The police and the Levies reached the spot and the bodies were shifted to the hospital.
Meanwhile, 12 terrorists were killed and scores injured in retaliatory action by security forces on late-night attacks at several places in Balochistan.
According to a report, the operation will continue until the terrorists are eliminated, adding that terrorists have carried out cowardly attacks at many places in Balochistan, but the report did not specify the locations of the attacks.
According to the report, security forces and law enforcement agencies responded effectively to these attacks.