QUETTA: Security personnel on Friday foiled an attack on the Quetta-bound Jaffar Express.
A spokesman for the Frontier Corps, Balochistan said that an improvised explosive device (IED) had been planted on the railway track near Aab-e-Gum area in Bolan district to target the Jaffar Express.
“Unidentified terrorists had planted an IED on the railway track near Aab-e-Gum, between Mach and Sibi, to target Jaffar Express coming from Rawalpindi. After receiving information, FC personnel and Railways Police reached the site,” the spokesman said.
He said the remote-controlled IED was detonated by terrorists hidden in the mountains when the bomb disposal squad tried to defuse it.
“However, the Bomb Disposal personnel remained unhurt as they were wearing protective gear,” he said. He said a security operation was underway to arrest the terrorist.
Landmine blast: A young boy was killed on Friday after his motorcycle hit a landmine in Lehri area.
Security officials said that 16-year-old Nabeel Ahmed, a resident of Tunia Lehri village, had gone to fetch water from a pond on his motorcycle when he hit a landmine planted on the road. “The boy suffered critical wounds and died on the spot,” officials said. The body was taken to a hospital. Law enforcement personnel later cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.
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