47 personnel killed, 30 injured in attack on Pak army convoy in Turbat
In a statement, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said that the attack took place in the Behman area, which is located some eight kilometres from Turbat city
As many as 47 security personnel were killed and more than 30 others were injured in the Baloch Liberation Army’s (BLA) “Fidayee unit” Majeed Brigade’s suicide attack on a Pakistani army convoy near Balochistan’s Turbat on Saturday, The Balochistan Post reported.
In a statement, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said that the attack took place in the Behman area, which is located some eight kilometres from Turbat city, at around 5:45 pm (local time). He said the target was a convoy of 13 vehicles, including five buses and seven military vehicles, heading from Karachi to the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in Turbat.
The group said that the Pakistan army convoy included personnel from MI 309, FC SIU, FC 117 Wing, FC 326 Wing, FC 81 Wing, and retired army Captain Zohaib Mohsin, who now serves as a police official, The Balochistan Post reported.
The BLA claimed that one bus was “completely destroyed,” others were partially disabled and one military vehicle was demolished in the blast, which it said was coordinated with help from its intelligence wing, “ZIRAB.”
The statement said, “ZIRAB had provided authentic information that an enemy convoy was leaving Karachi for Turbat and included important troops of the occupying army.” The BLA said that the attack’s success showcases the “excellent performance” of its intelligence and the “unparalleled sacrifice of the Fidayee Sangat.Source ANI Through BusinessStandard