University buses set on fire

Published February 10, 2009

QUETTA, Feb 9: Armed men set on fire two buses of the Balochistan University of Information and Technology and Sciences Management on Monday.

They warned drivers that they would continue attacking university buses if their problems were not solved. They did not say anything about their demands and it could not be ascertained if they belonged to any political party or students group. One bus was torched in the Satellite Town area and other on Sariab Road. —Staff Correspondent

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