Fierce clashes and exchange of fire between security forces and armed Bugti tribesmen continued on Thursday in Sangsila and Loti towns of the volatile Dera Bugti district. Reports coming from the tension-ridden area suggest that identified people fired two missiles and three rockets from the Pat Feeder area, which exploded in Sui without causing serious damage. “Exchange of fire between the security forces and the tribesmen continued throughout the day. The rebels fled after firing from the security forces intensified,” a source said. He said the tribesmen had instigated the firing. Meanwhile, security forces seized 25 kilogramme explosives and two detonators near the residence of a local tribal chief, Wadera Mehwa Khan. The security forces also claimed to have diffused two landmines in Pir Koh-e-Haideri. The authorities also seized a 9kg bomb in Mund Town of Kholu and diffused it.