Tribal leader along with two guards killed in Chaman blast
- By Web Desk -
- May 08, 2019
QUETTA: A tribal leader and his two guards were killed in a roadside blast in Chaman on Wednesday evening, ARY News reported.
Sources said that a tribal leader, Wali Khan Achakzai and his guards were killed in a remote controlled blast in Killa Abdullah.
Chaman’s deputy commissioner confirmed the incident and added that they were investigation into the blast. He said that it was not confirmed yet that whether it was an incident of terrorism or tribal enmity.
The sources further said that Achakzai was returning home from work when the blast occurred. Rescue officials shifted the bodies to the hospital for medico-legal formalities.
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