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13 Pakistani Police Officers Killed in Blast in Restive Region | 13 Pakistani Police Officers Killed in Blast in Restive Region |
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 13 police officers were killed on Thursday morning when a powerful remote-controlled bomb ripped through a police truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. At least 17 others were injured. | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 13 police officers were killed on Thursday morning when a powerful remote-controlled bomb ripped through a police truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. At least 17 others were injured. |
The attack, which took place shortly after 8 a.m. on the outer edges of Quetta, the capital of southwestern Baluchistan Province, killed members of the rapid-response force of the Baluchistan Constabulary, a reserve police unit. Their truck was headed to a government building when a roadside bomb, believed to contain at least 200 pounds of explosives, went off, according to police officials. | |
The police and law enforcement authorities cordoned off the site after the attack as the injured were ferried to Civil Hospital for treatment. Local television news networks broadcast images of a mangled and charred truck, with the wreckage of a rickshaw strewn nearby. | The police and law enforcement authorities cordoned off the site after the attack as the injured were ferried to Civil Hospital for treatment. Local television news networks broadcast images of a mangled and charred truck, with the wreckage of a rickshaw strewn nearby. |
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Baluchistan, a restive, violence-racked province bordering Afghanistan and Iran, has witnessed sectarian and nationalist separatist violence, posing a daunting challenge to the government and law enforcement officials. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Baluchistan, a restive, violence-racked province bordering Afghanistan and Iran, has witnessed sectarian and nationalist separatist violence, posing a daunting challenge to the government and law enforcement officials. |
A separatist insurgency led by Baluch nationalists has simmered for decades in the province. The nationalists demand greater autonomy and a larger share of revenue from the province’s mineral-rich resources. | A separatist insurgency led by Baluch nationalists has simmered for decades in the province. The nationalists demand greater autonomy and a larger share of revenue from the province’s mineral-rich resources. |
Inf Quetta, Shiites belonging to the Hazara ethnic group have been ruthlessly attacked by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Sunni militant group with strong links to the Taliban and Al Qaeda. | |
Earlier this month, Mushtaq Sukhera, the inspector general of the Baluchistan police, escaped an assassination attempt when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden minivan just outside the residence of the police chief. Mr. Sukhera was not hurt but five people were killed and 50 others, including 27 police officers, were injured. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack. | Earlier this month, Mushtaq Sukhera, the inspector general of the Baluchistan police, escaped an assassination attempt when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden minivan just outside the residence of the police chief. Mr. Sukhera was not hurt but five people were killed and 50 others, including 27 police officers, were injured. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack. |