Quetta, June 5 -- Five Pakistani security personnel were killed and several others, including a senior officer, injured in two separate attacks carried out by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), according to a statement issued by the group's spokesperson, Jeeyand Baloch.

In the first incident, BLA fighters ambushed a Pakistani military convoy in the Kund Kapran area of Zamuran in Kech district. "Two enemy vehicles came under heavy attack. One was completely destroyed, resulting in the elimination of five occupying personnel on the spot and injuries to several others," said Jeeyand Baloch.

In a separate operation on Monday, BLA fighters reportedly targeted a police vehicle near Bakra Mandi on the Eastern Bypass of Quetta. A grenade attack ...