3 Pak security personnel killed in landmine blast

Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Three security personnel were killed and three others injured in a landmine blast in Pakistan's Balochistan province, a government official said.Spokesperson of the Balochistan government Liaquat Shahwani told the media that the incident took place on Thursday in the Mangi Dam area of Ziarat district when a vehicle of the paramilitary Pakistan Levies forces hit the landmine, reports Xinhua news agency.The forces were on a routine patrol.Following the explosion, rescue teams, police and security forces rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and the injured to a nearby hospital.Police and security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.So far, no group or individual has claimed the attack.
--IANS ksk/