QUETTA: Three security force personnel were martyred and five others sustained injuries in a blast at Kuchlak’s bypass near Quetta.

According to police, unidentified suspects had planted 8 to 9 kilogram explosive material with a motorbike and parked it at Kuchlak Bypass. The explosive material went off with a bang when a vehicle carrying security forces personnel was passing through the area.

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The injured were rushed to a hospital in Quetta for treatment.

The Provincial Home Minister, Mir Ziaullah Longove strongly comdemned the attack on security forces and expressed deep sorrow for the martryed. He also prayed for the injured’s early recovery.