QUETTA: At least two persons were injured when militants hurled a hand held bomb at the electoral office of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) in Quetta the capital of Balochistan province on Saturday, police said.

Fayyaz Sumbal, the Deputy Inspector General Police, told Dawn.com that two militants lobbed a bomb at the election office of the JI in Gailani road area of Quetta.

Sumbal said two persons were injured in the attack. The blast damaged the election office.

The attackers managed to escape from the spot, police said.

This incident comes after a series of attacks on electoral offices and candidates in Balochistan.

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