IED

IED event in Balochistan, Buleda, Kech District area, Pakistan on Thu 21st May 2026

21st May 2026

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Two soldiers were killed and one Army vehicle was destroyed when Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) cadres carried out a roadside bomb attack targeting a military convoy assigned to protect road construction crews on the Buleda-Zamuran route in in Buleda tehsil (revenue unit) of Kech District in Balochistan on May 21, reports The Balochistan Post. According to the BLF, an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on a motorcycle was detonated as the convoy passed through the area at around 1:00 PM. BLF warned contractors to halt work on what it called an “exploitative route,” accusing it of serving Pakistani military logistics. “Failure to cease work will result in direct targeting of machinery and personnel,” the statement warned.

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