The death toll in November 30 suicide attack targeting a Police truck in Baleli area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, climbed up to four as two more persons, including a child succumbed to injuries, reports Pakistan Today. Initially, it was reported that a Policeman and a child was killed, while 24 others including 20 Policemen were injured. Ghulam Azfar Mahesar, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Quetta Police, said the attack happened when the Policemen were heading to the Polio workers, part of a nationwide vaccination drive launched November 28. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a statement claimed responsibility. In a statement, the outfit said the attack in Balochistan targeted Police to avenge the killing of their former spokesperson, Abdul Wali. He was widely known as Omar Khalid Khurasani and was killed in a bombing in Afghanistan’s Paktika province in August. His death was a heavy blow to the outfit.
Meanwhile, two personnel of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) were injured due to a grenade bomb explosion on Sariab road area of Quetta in the evening of November 29, reports The Balochistan Post. According to reports, a hand grenade bomb recovered by the CTD officials on Sariab road exploded when they were carrying it. As a result, two CTD personnel, Sakhi Dad and Aminullah received injuries.
Separately, Police recovered and neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Banzgir town of Khuzdar District on November 29, reports The Balochistan Post.