At least three people died and several others were injured after protesters of  Balochistan Yakjehti Committee (BYC) clashed with security personnel in different areas of Quetta on Sunday.

Sources told Dawn that two people were killed and as many injured after a convoy was stopped by the security forces at the Talar check-post.

Officials told the newspaper that security forces were trying to defend themselves against a mob that reportedly attacked the checkpost.

In another incident, one person died and eight others were injured in clashes which erupted after authorities resorted to teargas shelling to disperse the crowd that gathered at Marine Drive.

“We have received three bodies and eight injured persons in the hospital,” a senior official told Dawn, adding that two of the injured were shifted to Turbat.