QUETTA: An explosion on Tuesday martyred two police officials and injured eighton Quetta’s Sariab road, police said.
According to hospital sources, six police personnel and two civilians also were injured in the attack.
DIG police Quetta said that the target of the blast were policemen.
The blast took place near Balochistan University. A police truck and two other vehicles got damaged in the explosion.
Police said that the remote-controlled bomb was planted on roadside.
After the incident, police and FC cordoned off the area and began a search operation.
Police added that a door-to-door search was initiated in the area.
Quetta remains in grip of violence as last month, at least 70 people were killed and as many as 112 people injured when a powerful explosion ripped through Quetta’s Civil Hospital.