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Explosion in Southwestern Pakistan kills one, tribal leader gunned down
A bomb explosion in the Southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan Wednesday killed one and wounded another. Meanwhile, unidentified assailants gunned down a tribal leader, said police. A powerful bomb, planted in a fruit cart, exploded on the main road in Mastung area, 50 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital Quetta, killing the owner of the cart on the spot and wounding three others, said Director General Levis, Shaukat Haider Chungazi. He said the explosion shattered windowpanes of the nearby buildings and also caused damage to a private vehicle of a security official. He said the forces have arrested a wounded suspect from the explosion site. But, he added, nothing can be said before investigations. Meanwhile, unknown armed motorcyclists shot to death Sahib Khan Imrani, leader of Imrani tribe in Khuzdar area, another local police official told KUNA. It was not immediately clear who the attackers were. Posted by: Fred 2005-09-01 |
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