FIR registered over attack in Quetta FC office

ANI  |  Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan] 

A (FIR) was registered on Saturday at a counter-department police station over the foiled terrorist attack at the (FC) in

The police said that the FIR has been registered under the name of an FC constable, Abdul Shakoor, just a day after the attack took place, Geo TV reported.

"The case includes sections on murder, attempted murder and anti-terrorism," police said.

On Thursday, five suspected terrorists tried to ram an explosive-laden vehicle into the security premises of the FC

Following this, security personnel sprung into action and gunned down the terrorists. A motorway police officer, Mohammad Idrees, who was wounded in the gunfire, succumbed to his on Friday.

According to eyewitnesses, they heard multiple explosions and sounds of sporadic gunfire.

The area where the attack took place is mostly residential, with a few government buildings located in the vicinity.

As per a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attack was in response to the killing of the of the terror organisation (LeJ) in Killi Almas in on Thursday.

Also, two suicide bombers were killed and one terrorist was injured, who was later arrested by the security forces.

During the operation, a soldier, was killed, while four others were injured.

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First Published: Sat, May 19 2018. 20:30 IST