The deceased included a tribal leader and his brother


Quetta: At least two people were killed and six were wounded in a blast in an area on the outskirts of Balochistan’s capital Quetta on Saturday.
Police said that the deceased included a tribal leader and his brother, as per initial reports. Around two hundred gunmen attacked coal mines near Hanna, Orak area on the outskirts of Quetta. The attackers set fire to the coal mines and the equipment present there.
Upon receiving information about the attack, the coal mine owners arrived at the scene, and an exchange of fire took place between them and the assailants. As the attackers fled, they planted explosive devices at various locations.
While pursuing the attackers, the coal mine owners and their companions were caught in an explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device (IED). As a result, the tribal leader and coal mine owner was killed along with his brother while six others were injured, Aaj News reported.

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