India, Feb. 1 -- The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Friday claimed that more than 80 Pakistani security personnel were killed during a series of coordinated attacks across Balochistan that it described as "Operation Herof Phase II," media reports said.

In a statement issued on January 31, the banned separatist group said its fighters carried out simultaneous assaults over ten hours on military, police, intelligence, and administrative targets across multiple districts of the province.

According to the statement attributed to BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch, attacks were carried out in and around Quetta, Noshki, Mastung, Dalbandin, Kalat, Kharan, Panjgur, Gwadar, Pasni, Turbat, Tump, Buleda, Mangochar, Lasbela, Kech and Awaran.

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