2022 Sibi IED explosion

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2022 Sibi IED explosion
Part of the Balochistan insurgency
Location Sangan, Sibi District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date15 March 2022
Target Frontier Corps personnel
Attack type
Bombing
WeaponsImprovised explosive device (IED)
Deaths4
Injured6
PerpetratorsUnknown

On 15 March 2022, an improvised explosive device detonated on a convoy of security forces in the village of Sangan, Sibi District in Balochistan, Pakistan killing four Frontier Corps personnel and seriously injuring six others. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Four FC soldiers martyred, six injured in Sibi explosion". The Express Tribune. March 15, 2022.
  2. Nihad, Ghalib (March 15, 2022). "4 FC personnel martyred, 10 injured in Sibi IED blast". DAWN.COM.
  3. "At least four FC troops martyred, 10 injured in Sibi blast". Daily Pakistan Global. March 15, 2022.