Two injured as IED blast hits Jaffar Express in Sibi

QUETTA   -    At least two persons were injured Tuesday when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted with railways track in Mashkaf area of Sibi district went off when the Rawalpindi-bound Jaffar Express was moving towards the destination.  According to Levies sources, three bogies of the train carrying passengers from Quetta derailed due to the IED blast. Railway officials and rescuers along with a bomb disposal squad team reached the site and started investigation about the nature of blast. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. Train service between Balochistan and other parts of country was temporarily suspended after the incident.

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