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BLA's Majeed Brigade Claims First 2025 Suicide Attack on Pakistani Forces in Turbat, Killing Seven

Jan 4, 2025, 03:16 PM

A suicide bombing in Turbat, Balochistan, targeted a convoy of Pakistani security forces, resulting in the deaths of at least seven people and injuring over 35 others. The attack, claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army's Majeed Brigade, struck a bus carrying military personnel in the Bahman area of Turbat. The bus was traveling from Karachi to Turbat. Among the injured are Senior Superintendent of Police Zohaib Mohsin and six members of his family. Security forces and rescue teams responded promptly, transferring the casualties to a hospital. The Baloch Liberation Army, a separatist group seeking independence for Balochistan from Pakistan and Iran, has taken responsibility for this first suicide attack of 2025 in the region.