At least ten laborers lost their lives and six others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in southwest Pakistan, a government official confirmed on Friday. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.
“Ten mine workers were killed in an attack in Harnai district,” Shahzad Zahri informed AFP.
The workers were traveling from their worksite to a market for shopping when an improvised explosive device (IED) blast hit their vehicle.
The attack took place in Harnai, a district situated over 160 kilometers (104 miles) from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan. Although no group has claimed responsibility so far, the Baloch Liberation Army—which has previously carried out deadly attacks on security forces and non-Baloch residents, particularly Punjabis—has a history of similar assaults in the region.
