BAJAUR: Two people were martyred while another four sustained injuries in a suicide attack targeting Awami National Party (ANP) vehicle in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Bajaur tribal district on Sunday.
According to details, security forces and police have cordoned off the area soon after the blast, while rescue officials shifted the bodies and wounded to the hospital for medico-legal formalities.
The blast occurred near the Pak-Afghan border in Sur Qamar area within Laghrey police station’s limits. The investigation agencies are collecting evidence from the crime scene for further probe. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
Meanwhile, Bajaur District Police Office Samad Khan has confirmed the casualties to Dawn.com and dispelled the notion that the incident took place near a polling station where local government elections are underway.
He said that the site of the incident was a hilly area. “The suicide bomber suddenly appeared and blew himself up,” the police official added.
In November, two policemen were martyred in Bajaur after an improvised explosive device (IED) was triggered during a routine patrol. The police officers were deployed near Raghagan Dam when the IED got set off.
