At least eight security personnel were martyred in a suicide blast in North Waziristan on Saturday, Hum News reported while quoting a statement reportedly issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister’s Office.
“The statement said Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur strongly condemned the attack, which took place in the Mir Ali area, and expressed condolences to the families of the martyrs,” the Hum News report stated.
“I salute the brave security personnel and their families who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country,” the CM said as per the report.
Earlier, Dawn reported that KP police said that the blast was carried out using an improvised explosive device (IED) rigged inside a vehicle, injuring four civilians, the report stated.
Meanwhile, the local administrator told Reuters that “it was huge, a big bang,” adding that residents of the town could see a large amount of smoke billowing from the scene from a great distance.
One resident said that the blast rattled the windowpanes of nearby houses and caused some roofs to collapse. No militant group has so far claimed responsibility, the report concluded.
