Two BDS officials killed defusing bomb in Quetta

Author: Agencies

QUETTA: At least two members of the bomb disposal squad (BDS) were killed, while 12 others sustained injuries in an explosion on Saryab Road near Karachi Bus Terminal of the provincial capital on Monday. According to police sources, police and bomb disposal squad team were defusing an improvised explosive device (IED) planted underneath a bridge, which went off. As a result, Abdul Razzaq and his gunman Abdul Majeed died on the spot, while 12 others sustained injuries. The injured were identified as Mir Khan, Irfan Ullah, Ali Hassan, Maqsood Ahmed, Kamran Farooq, Razzak Habib, Jasim Badeni, Muhammad Atif, Kaleem Ullah, Aeir Khan, Zainul Abaidin and Lal Gull.

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