Four security personnel were killed and 16 others injured in a suicide vehicle-borne bomb attack targeting a Pakistan Coast Guards check post in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, official sources said on Saturday.
The attack occurred at around 6:40 pm local time on Friday when a truck loaded with explosives rammed into the Pakistan Coast Guards check post in Jiwani city of Gwadar district.
The powerful blast demolished the check post building, killing three Pakistan Coast Guards personnel and one Pakistan Army soldier at the scene.
The injured included eight Pakistan Army soldiers and eight Coast Guards personnel. Several of them were reported to be in critical condition.
According to the sources, a group of militants positioned near the check post opened fire immediately after the explosion before fleeing the area.
Police, security forces and rescue teams rushed to the scene, sealed off the area and took the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Security forces launched a search operation while investigators began collecting evidence from the site.
The outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack, the sources said.
No further details were immediately available as the investigation and rescue operation continued.