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Pakistan military camp attacked in Baluchistan

A Pakistan paramilitary troops camp in the sensitive southwestern Baluchistan province was attacked by unidentified men with rockets and assault rifles on Wednesday night, prompting speculation that disgruntled Pushtoon tribesmen irked over Pakistan's support to Afghanistan have taken to arms.

Pakistan police said no one was hurt in the attack.

The attack occurred at the frontier constabulary camp, located in Bibinani Zayarat, 70 kilometres south of Baluchistan's provincial capital Quetta.

No other detail was immediately available, and no one has claimed responsibility.

There have been several such attacks in recent months in Baluchistan province, especially after the US began strikes on Afghanistan.

On Sunday, a bomb exploded in a passenger bus in Quetta, killing at least three people, including two soldiers, and wounding 25 others.

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