Two ATF men die in accident

Published November 3, 2006

QUETTA, Nov 2: Two soldiers of the Anti-Terrorist Force were killed and 17 other security personnel were injured in accidents in Tump and Dhadar areas on Thursday. According to police sources, ATF personnel were on their way to Tump from Turbat when their pick-up collided with an oil tanker, resulting in the death of Abdul Wahid and Mohammad Iqbal. Seven other men of the force were injured and taken to the Turbat Civil Hospital.

In Bolan district, 10 soldiers of the Frontier Corps were injured when a tanker of the PAF hit their pick-up near Dhadar. The injured were admitted to the Sibi CMH.

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