Twin blasts in Gwadar target coast guards

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GWADAR: Four security personnel were injured in two bomb explosions in the small coastal town of Jiwani in Gwadar district, on Sunday.

Officials said the first blast took place near the Ganz Fishery area in Jiwani town, close to a Pakistan Coast Guards patrol, leaving three personnel injured.

In another blast near the Coast Guards vehicle in the Panwan area, one security official sustained injuries.

Soon after the blasts security forces rushed to the sites and shifted the injured to hospital.

Published in Dawn, December 30th, 2024

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