At least 90 Pakistani military personnel were killed in a suicide bombing followed by an ambush on an army convoy in Balochistan’s Noshki district on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
In the statement, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said the group’s Majeed Brigade carried out a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) “Fidayee” (suicide) attack near Rakhshan Mill on the RCD Highway, destroying at least one bus completely. He added that the Fateh Squad of the BLA “systematically eliminated” all personnel on board another bus.
“The convoy consisted of eight buses, one of which was completely destroyed in the explosion,”
the BLA statement read.
“Immediately after the attack, the Fateh Squad of the BLA advanced and completely surrounded another bus, systematically eliminating all military personnel on board, bringing the total number of enemy casualties to 90.”
The BLA spokesperson said that additional details about the operation would be released soon.
