QUETTA: Two security personnel were martyred and three injured in a fuel tank explosion inside a Frontier Corps vehicle in Chagai town of Balochistan, according to officials.

The vehicle was passing thro­ugh the main bazaar when a jerrycan filled with petrol exploded. The van caught fire and was destroyed as a result of the explosion, said Levies officials.

Three other FC personnel in the vehicle remained unhurt. The personnel were on their way to Brabcha, a town along the Pak-Afghan border, from Chagai.

Published in Dawn, October 5th, 2023