Landmine blast kills 3 in Jaffarabad

Three members of a family died in a landmine explosion in District Jaffarabad area of Balochistan Wednesday. According to police sources, a resident of village RD-238, Allah Rakha, was taking his three children to a hospital for medical check-up when his foot landed at a landmine that went off, killing all his children at the spot. The victims include: Hoor Nisa, 4, Niyaz Hussain, 7 and nine-year-old Amna. Allah Rakha was shifted to a nearby hospital.

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