ISLAMABAD: Unidentified people on Saturday blew up a main gas pipeline in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, disrupting gas supply to provincial capital Quetta and adjoining areas, TV channels reported. Reports said the explosives were placed under the 16-inch pipeline which was blown off at 12.30 p.m. The pipeline carried gas to Quetta and neighbouring areas.Baluch tribal groups, seeking greater autonomy for the province, have been spearheading a violent movement for years now. No one claimed responsibility for the attack but suspected tribal militants had in the past targeted gas and electricity lines as well as railway tracks.
Gas pipelines were blown up in Sui earlier this week which led to disruption of supplies in Kohlu and Dera Bugti districts.
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