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2 FC personnel among 6 killed in Sui attack
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Unidentified people blew up a gas pipeline again at Sui gas field on Sunday, killing six people including two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel and seriously injuring 11 others, Online reported. Several men attacked the gas field with mortars, rockets and machine guns, which lasted for more than six hours. Two 67th FC Wing Scout personnel, Gul Zaman and Paril Khan, were killed instantly while the injured included two children, Ajmal and Akmal, a woman, Hakimzadi, and an unidentified man. A 36-inch diameter pipe supplying gas to the Punjab and Sindh was destroyed in the attack and gas supply to Multan, Faisalabad, Muzaffarabad and other cities of both provinces was suspended. Some rockets and mortars missed their target and hit the runway at Sui Airport, damaging it considerably. Two rockets also hit the Sui telephone exchange, suspending communication between Sui and Dera Bugti. The attackers escaped after the FC started shooting at them.
Azizullah Khan from Quetta adds: Police sources said firing resumed in Sui gas field area at about 11:30pm on the third consecutive night on Sunday. They said it was difficult to investigate and find out any loss of life and damages in the darkness. The firing continued till the filing of this report.
Posted by: Fred 2005-01-10 |
