Quetta: At least 15 people were injured in five separate grenade blasts in Balochistan, officials confirmed. According to statement issued by Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, at least four people were injured in first incident on Quetta’s Sabzal Road.

Balochistan Health Department media coordinator Dr Waseem Baig later confirmed in media talk that four people had sustained injuries in incident.

Earlier, he told that condition of one of injured persons was critical. Later in day, Senior Superintendent of Police Abdul Haq Umrani said that policeman was injured after grenade attack on police checkpost in Chalo Bawari area of Quetta’s Satellite Town. He said police had cordoned off area and initiated an investigation.

Dr Baig said that at least eight people were injured in Satellite Town blast. Meanwhile, Lasbela SSP Dostain Dashti told that three people were injured from grenade blast in front of Saddar Police Station in Hub. He said injured were moved to Hub Civil Hospital while bomb disposal squad was called and search operation was initiated in area.

Separately, Khuzdar SSP Fahad Khosa said police mobile was targeted in grenade attack in Khuzdar district’s Jilani Chowk but no one was injured, adding that vehicle and nearby shops were damaged in attack.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 26 2022

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