Loralai Attack: 8 police staff, one civilian martyred; 21 injured in gun-and-explosive attack

LORALAI (January 29, 2019): 8 police staff, one civilian martyred; 21 injured in gun-and-explosive attack in a gun-and-explosive attack on the office of the deputy inspector general of police in Balochistan’s Loralai district today.

A recruitment test for police clerks was the target of the assault.

The office was initially fired on, which was followed by an explosion, he said. The nature of the blast is yet to be ascertained.

Around 800 candidates present in compound for enrolment in police were safely evacuated by security forces.

The injured have been shifted to CMH Quetta on Army helicopters.

DIG complex Loralai has been cleared by security forces.

According to ISPR, all terrorists have been killed during operation.