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Blasts rock Balochistan, situation tense2006-08-11 Suspected rebel tribesmen blew up a bridge on a major road in the southwestern Balochistan province on Thursday.Traffic between Quetta, Balochistan's capital, and the country's main port city Karachi was disrupted as a result, an official said. No one was reported injured in the explosion in Ornach, a rugged area about 400 km south of Quetta, said Abdul Samad, a local official. The explosion on the bridge led to the suspension of traffic on the road linking Quetta with Karachi, a key commercial hub, stranding dozens of vehicles, Samad said. He did not give details on the extent of damage to the bridge, but said explosives planted under it had been set off. Authorities will divert traffic between Karachi and Quetta to an alternate route, Samad said. No one claimed responsibility for the explosion but Samad suspected local tribesmen. Armed ethnic Baloch tribesmen have been blamed for carrying out bomb explosions in a campaign to press demands for independence for tribal areas in the province. Sponsored Links
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