2 Pak security personnel killed in roadside bombing

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Press Trust of India Karachi
Last Updated : May 28 2016 | 9:28 PM IST
Two Pakistani security forces' personnel were today killed and three injured when their convoy was attacked in a roadside bombing in the restive Baluchistan province.
A Frontier Corp spokesman said the convoy was targeted in Awaran district when the personnel were returning after an encounter with militants linked to the Baluch Republic Army.
"It was a targeted attack on the convoy," he said.
The spokesman said the security forces had killed three militants, including an important local commander, in Barkhan area earlier in the day.
A sub-machine gun, two rifles and hand-grenades were seized from the militants, he added.

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First Published: May 28 2016 | 9:28 PM IST

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