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Journalist killed in remote controlled blast in Khuzdar

News Desk

May 03

A journalist named Mohammad Siddiq Mengal was killed on Friday when a remote control bomb blast targeted his vehicle in Khuzdar, Balochistan. Almost 10 other people got injured in the incident, Geo has reported.

The police have confirmed that unknown persons installed a remote control bomb on Sultan Ibrahim Khan Road, near the National Highway.

The station house officer also clarified that the target of the installed bomb was the vehicle of the journalist. He also said that when Mengal’s car was attacked, he was going to university from his house.

This is not the first time Mengal has been targeted by attackers. 

The police said Mengal had also escaped an attack a few months ago. He was the president of the Khuzdar Press Club, police added.

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