Policemen at the site of an attack in Balochistan. — Photo by AFP/File

DERA MURAD JAMALI: One person was killed in a landmine blast in the Yaro area of Dera Bugti on Friday.

“Unidentified men had planted a landmine on the road in the Yaro area and it exploded when the foot of a passerby hit it,” police said.

As a result of explosion, the passerby sustained wounds.

He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.

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