Hand grenade attack kills 1, injures 4 in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: One person was killed and four others were injured in a hand grenade attack in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Thursday evening, security sources said.

The incident occurred at around 7:05 p.m. local time in Sibi district, where unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade into a crowded area, the sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The attackers fled the scene following the incident, according to the sources.

The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, while security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to trace those involved.

An investigation into the attack is underway, the sources said.

-Xinhua