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Afghanistan/South Asia
Two wounded in powerful explosions in Southwestern Pakistan
2005-09-22
Two powerful bomb explosions Wednesday rocked a remote village of Southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, wounding two persons, said police. First bomb went off near an intermediate college and second near Post office in Qalat, about 165 kilometers from Quetta, the provincial capital, a police official told KUNA. He said explosion near the Post office wounded two civilians, adding that, the two explosions also shattered window glasses of several nearby houses and buildings.

No group immediately claimed responsibility but police suspected local Baluch nationalists behind it. Baluch nationalists frequently target government installations, security forces and carry out small rock and bomb explosions to pressurize the government to sccumb to their demand of increased provincial autonym. Meanwhile, police said, a disposable squad seized a home-made bomb in Seryab road area in Quetta.
Posted by:Fred

#1  A "disposable" squad? I wouldn't want to be assigned to that!

That whole southwest Balouchistan area is probably where most of the Taliban and Al-Q forces are hanging out, too. Rough neighborhood, if you're the wrong tribe.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2005-09-22 14:27  

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