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Bomb ruptures gas line, no injuries
 QUETTA: A bomb damaged a gas pipeline in Balochistan on Sunday, cutting supplies to thousands of homes but causing no injuries. The blast damaged less than a metre of the 45-centimetre-wide pipeline in the mountainous area of Lakpass, south of Quetta, said area police official Hamid Shakil. No one was reported hurt, but the blast disrupted gas supplies to about 2,000 homes and businesses in Mastung and Kalat districts, Shakil said. There was no claim of responsibility, but authorities have blamed rebel Baloch tribesmen for similar attacks in the past on pipelines, gas fields, railroads and security forces in Balochistan. Sunday's explosion came amid widespread anger in the province over the August 26 killing of prominent tribal chief, Nawab Akbar Bugti. Posted by: Fred 2006-09-04 |
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