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Civilian casualties from explosions in Balochistan

Overview

In the Panjgur district of Balochistan, an explosion in the Fateh Ali Bazaar area of Gowargo tehsil killed two children, aged nine and ten, and injured three other boys.

Local reports and sources allege the explosion was caused by an object attached to a quadcopter operated by Pakistani security forces, which detonated after children disturbed a suspicious object hanging from a tree. While local allegations suggest military forces may have directed media to report the event as a hand-grenade blast, the exact nature of the device remains unconfirmed.

This event follows a pattern of reported civilian casualties involving military drones and quadcopters in the region, including a late September incident in the Kech district and alleged quadcopter attacks in the Mand area.

Entities

Balochistan · Provincial Disaster Management Authority · Panjgur · Harnai District · The Balochistan Post

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Balochistan explosion kills two children and injures three

    Two children were killed and three others injured in an explosion in Balochistan’s Panjgur district. Local sources allege the blast involved a quadcopter operated by Pakistani security forces.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Balochistan coal mine explosion kills four and injures five

    Four workers died and five were injured following a gas explosion in a coal mine in the Harnai district of Balochistan, Pakistan.

Sources

bhaskarhindi.com · bhaskarlive.in · punjabkesari.com · thelocalreport.in