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Chronology of attacks in 2006
At least 12 people were killed and 19 injured when a powerful bomb exploded in a bus in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan.
February 05, 2006: Powerful bomb explodes in a bus in Quetta. At least 12 people die.
February 03, 2006: Bomb explodes near a government official's house in Hab, a town 700 kilometers southeast of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.
January 31, 2006: Paramilitary soldier dies in a landmine blast in the restive Balochistan province. Three tribesmen also killed by security forces.
Two civilians hurt in Kohlu district as vehicle hits a landmine.
January 22, 2006: Tribal militia and Pakistani security forces exchange rocket and artillery fire in southwestern Pakistan. Nine civilians die and four soldiers hurt.
January 12, 2006: At least 15 army and paramilitary personnel killed and at least 22 seriously injured in bomb explosions and insurgent attacks in Quetta, Kalat, Wadh, Hub, Noshki, Mach, Harnai, Sibi and other cities of Balochistan.
January 10, 2006: A vehicle carrying troops of Frontier Corpse collides with a land mine at Karmo Wadh, killing three and injuring six FC personnel.
Insurgents blow up an electricity tower in Baber Kuch area of Sibi. BLA claims responsibility for the attacks.
January 09, 2006: Five explosions rock Kalat and hub areas of the province. Paramilitary forces and insurgents fight pitched battles in Margat coalmine area of Bolan district.
January 4, 2006: Tribal rebels blow up a pipeline supplying gas to a plant in Dera Murad Jamali area, south of the provincial capital Quetta.
January 01, 2006: Toy bomb explodes in a town near the Baloch capital Quetta killing several women and children.
