QUETTA Two persons, including an official of Frontier Works Organization, were killed and 6 injured in firing and bomb explosion in Khuzdar and Rabi canal area of Sui tehsil, on Sunday.

The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) has also claimed it launched an attack on security forces in Uch gas field area in which three security personnel were killed.

According to sources, unknown people planted a bomb at Chattar road in Rabi canal area of Sui tehsil and detonated it remotely, targeting a pro-government Wadera, Mazar Khan, who was traveling in a vehicle.

As a result of the powerful explosion a vehicle passing through the area was blown up, resulting in the death of on person, Mohammad Nawaz, on the spot and injuries to four others.

Soon after the blast personnel of security forces rushed to the site and removed the injured and body to civil hospital Dera Murad Jamali.

In another incident that took place in Khuzdar Bazar, an official of Frontier Works Organization was killed and two others injured when unknown armed men opened indiscriminate fire on the vehicle in which they were traveling.

The injured were immediately shifted to civil hospital. After firing the assailant escaped from the scene. Police has registered a case against unknown people and started investigation.

Meanwhile, a spokesman of banded outfit BRA, Sarbaz Baloch has claimed that three security personnel including two officers were killed and 6 other injured in a remote control blast. Calling from unknown place he informed media men that after the blast a militant was also killed and 2 injured in the armed clash with security personnel.

However, official sources did not confirm such incident.