A suspected suicide bomber was killed in an explosion before reaching his target, as a convoy of Frontier Corps narrowly escaped a remote controlled bomb attack, in the outskirts of Quetta on Saturday. Hamid Shakil, Quetta DIG operations, said a suspect carrying around two-and-a-half kilogrammes of explosives was killed when the explosives detonated in a seasonal nullah close to Imambargah Baqir located near Kirani Road of Hazara town. “It was a failed suicide attack, the bomber was heading to a Shia population area in Hazara town,” Shakeel said. “A Shia mosque is also located in the area. Apparently Shias were the target but the explosives went off before time.” He said the bomber was identified as Pervaiz Elahi, resident of Dera Murad Jamali. Separately, a convoy of Balochistan Frontier Corps narrowly escaped a bomb attack at Mian Gundi area, in the outskirts of Quetta. No loss of life was reported except minor damage to one of the vehicles.
