At least six Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were injured in a landmine explosion near Quetta's Western Bypass on Monday. According to police, the landmine exploded as a convoy of the FC personnel arrived at firing range located on the Western bypass.

Six FC personnel including Naik Latif, Naib Subedar Shafi, Sepy Saif-ur-Rehman, Sepoy Qasim, Hawaldar Awal-ur-Rehman and Raza-ur-Rehman sustained injuries in the incident.

They were immediately shifted to Bolan Medical Complex (BMC) where one of them is reportedly in critical condition.

Security forces have cordoned off the blast site. Soon after the explosion, a heavy contingent of police and FC personnel arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area. A search operation was launched in the locality to trace the culprits.

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