Six people, including five Levies Force personnel, were injured in a bomb blast targeting the convoy of Kech Deputy Commissioner (DC) Major (retd) Bashir Barech in Balochistan’s Turbat on Monday, according to police.
Kech Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Captain (retd) Zohaib Mohsin told Dawn.com that a remote-controlled bomb was used in the attack that took place at the Press Club road.
“The bomb planted on a motorcycle was triggered using a remote control when the DC’s convoy was passing by the area,” he said, adding that five Levies personnel and a passerby were injured in the incident.
The Kech DC remained safe, he added.
One of the vehicles in his convoy was also severely damaged, the SSP said
Police and Frontier Corps personnel had reached the site of the incident and were further investigating the matter, he said.
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