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At least nine people, including three security personnel and six terrorists, were killed in two separate incidents in Balochistan’s Kalat and Dera Bugti districts on Saturday
Frontier Corps (FC) spokesman Khan Wasey told a private news channel that an improvised explosive devise went off near a patrol vehicle in Kalat.
He said six soldiers suffered serious wounds and the vehicle was destroyed in the attack. “Forces were quick enough to shift the injured to a hospital”, Wasey said.
He also said that three soldiers were killed on the spot.
In another incident, he said, six terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire in Dera Bugti.
He said an armed clash between forces and terrorists erupted in Darinjan and Rustam Bazaar areas of Sui, a tehsil of Dera Bugti District.
“Forces quickly responded and six militants were killed on the spot,” Wasey said.
He said that the forces also seized huge cache of arms and ammunition from them. More personnel were called in the area to bring the situation under control.
Prior to this incident, the FC spokesman said that the forces also arrested five suspects involved in blowing up gas pipelines in the area.
Dera Bugti, Balchistan’s least developed and resource-rich district remained under the grip of violence for the last several years. Terrorists in the area have been targeting security forces and vital national installations.
