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Suicide attack in Baluchistan: 5 dead, 56 injured

Type of event:
Terrorist/rebel/criminal assault, PBIED - Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device

Victims

5

Wounded

56

Date

January 5, 2025

What happened

In Pakistan, at least five security personnel were killed, and 56 others were injured in a suicide attack in the Baluchistan province. The attack was claimed by local separatist terrorists, who have been a persistent source of conflict and instability in the region for many years. The detonation occurred in the Turbat area of the Kech district, striking a bus transporting Frontier Corps personnel. The explosion also impacted civilian vehicles and passers-by in the vicinity. No further details of the incident have been released at this time.

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