DUSHANBE, May 25, 2015, Asia-Plus — Three people were killed and fifteen reportedly injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off outside a local restaurant in Baluchistan’s industrial city— Hub—Sunday (May 24) night.
Pakistan’s
DAWN
cited police sources as saying that the device was placed in a motorcycle parked outside the restaurant and targeted President Mamnoon Hussain”s son”s convoy. The president”s son, Salman, who remained unhurt, frequently visits a cattle farm in Hub, said sources.
The injured, which include several police officials, were immediately rushed to Hub Hospital for medical treatment. Sources said seven policemen have now been shifted to Karachi”s Civil Hospital and are in a stable condition.
According to sources, the blast was so loud it was heard in distant areas of the city. Glass windows of nearby shops were shattered after the explosion as panic spread among local residents.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Baluchistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baluch condemned the blast and announced free medical treatment for those wounded.
Insurgency-hit Baluchistan has reportedly been frequented with militant attacks and has been a subject of several army operations over the years.
Just last month the government said it would enhance the military operation in Baluchistan after 20 laborers were gunned down in Turbat,
DAWN
reported. Army chief General Raheel Sharif had also vowed to stand by the people of Baluchistan in bringing peace, stability and prosperity to the province.
