PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Nine paramilitary troops were killed in a bomb explosion in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Monday, police said.
At least 13 Balochistan Constabulary personnel were wounded in the bombing that hit their van in Bolan district.
Private broadcaster Geo News reported the injured -- some in critical condition -- were evacuated to civil and military hospitals.
Police sources told the TV channel the truck overturned as a result of the powerful explosion, believed to be a suicide attack.
The Balochistan Constabulary personnel came under attack on their way back to Quetta after performing duties at a carnival in Sibi . . .
