QUETTA: A women and two children among five others were killed while 10 others sustained injuries after an 80kg explosive being driven around by a suspected militant accidentally went off before he could reach his intended target, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported on 05 August, 2012.
“We have found a severed head, believed to be of a militant who was killed in the blast,” police officer Mukhtar Ahmed said following the incident that ripped apart a house in the Faizabad area of the provincial capital.
“The target was not clear. We have launched an investigation to identify the militant. Police are also interrogating the owner of the house,” he added.
Abdul Razzaq, in-charge of the bomb-disposal squad in Quetta, told Dispatch News Desk (DND) that the car was carrying between 80 and 100 kg (180-220 pounds) of explosives.
According to police details, the explosion occurred outside the house of Dr Azam Mengal, located on Killi Faizabad, Sariab Road.
DND
