BLA claims 90 Pakistani soldiers killed in attack on army convoy in Balochistan
The Majeed Brigade, the Fidayee unit of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), targeted a convoy of the occupying Pakistani military a few hours ago in a VBIED Fidayee attack near Rakhshan Mill on the RCD High way in Noshki. The convoy consisted of eight buses, one of which was completely destroyed in the explosion.
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 Baloch Liberation Army accepts responsibility for the attack.
“There were seven buses in the convoy which was heading to Taftan (on the Iranian border). At Noshki, a car laden with explosives hit one of the buses,” Mohammed Zafar, a police official in Noshki, told AFP.
Oil-and mineral-rich Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest and least populated province. Ethnic Baloch residents have long accused the central government of discrimination, a charge Islamabad denies.
Baloch Liberation Army has been demanding independence from the government.
(With inputs from Spokesperson Baloch Liberation Army, Jeeyand Baloch)
