The explosion was caused by a timing device, which contained about one kilogram of explosives. (representative image)
The incident took place when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded outside the main gate of the vegetable market at Hazar Ganji on the outskirts of Quetta.
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Four people were injured and a Pakistani paramilitary vehicle was damaged in an explosion on Monday in the country’s restive Balochistan province. A spokesman for the Balochistan Counter-Terrorism Department said the incident took place when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded outside the main gate of the vegetable market in Hazar Ganji on the outskirts of Quetta.
Four passers-by were injured in the blast, while a Frontier Corps vehicle was damaged, he said, adding that two of the injured were in critical condition. The Frontier Corps is a paramilitary force of Pakistan currently deployed in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces to maintain law and order while overseeing the control of the country’s borders with Afghanistan and Iran.
The spokesman said the blast was caused by a timing device, which contained about one kilogram of explosives. He said the blast was so powerful that windows of nearby buildings were shattered.
Terrorists and insurgents have intensified their attacks on public places and security personnel and installations in recent days. On July 15, two Pakistani soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in the Pasni coastal area, while in late June, five Frontier Corps personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on security forces in the Sangan area of Sibi district.
On July 1, five soldiers were injured in a bomb attack at Askari Park on Quetta’s Airport Road.
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