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Quetta DIG survives blast, passer-by killed

By Malik Siraj Akbar

QUETTA: A deputy inspector general (DIG) of police and his driver were injured in a bomb blast on Spiny Road on Tuesday.

Saddar Station House Officer Abid Bukhari said DIG (Operations) Shahid Nizam Durrani was on his way to office in his staff car when the bomb exploded. He said the remote-controlled device was planted in a roadside drain, adding that the DIG and his driver were rushed to Civil Hospital. A passer-by, identified as Haji Muhammad, died on the spot.

Another eight people, mainly policemen, were also injured in the blast. The injured were identified as Sardar Khan, Lajor Khan, Khalid Iqbal, Sattar Shah, Hayatullah and Iqbal Masih.

Police have arrested as many as 50 suspects for questioning. No group has accepted responsibility so far.

Police also claimed to have arrested three suspected suicide bombers from a house in Arbab Town and recovered 300 kilogrammes of explosives from them.

Saddar Superintendent of Police Dr Farrukh said, “The men were preparing for suicide attacks in Quetta. Police should be provided modern equipment to fight terrorism in the province.”

He also said police, with the help of the business community, would install more CCTV cameras in the city.

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