At least 14 personnel, including two junior commissioned officers, of the Frontier Corps Balochistan were killed and nine others received bullet injuries in an armed attack by Baloch militants close to the Iranian border in Turbat district on Wednesday. The Baloch Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for the attack. While confirming the incident, official sources said 14 security personnel were on their way to their post in Kallag Wakai area from Buleda after buying eatables when around two dozen armed men opened indiscriminate fire on them close to the mountainous area in Nawano.
The attack was so sudden that the FC men could not retaliate immediately, resulting in heavy casualties. Following the assault, the attackers fled the scene along with weapons and walkie-talkie sets of the paramilitary forces. On November 21, Baloch militants attacked a convoy of Frontier Corps Balochistan and killed 15 personnel, including an army major. Gowaram Baloch, spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Front, claimed that 35 personnel were killed and more than 20 had been injured.
14 FC men killed in Turbat attack
