5 killed, 2 injured in Bajaur blast

Three security personnel and two civilians died, says political administration.


Our Correspondent May 03, 2012

KHAR: Five people, including three security officials, were killed while two people sustained injuries when a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off in the Bar Chamarkand area of sub-division Nawagai in Bajaur Agency near the Pak-Afghan border.

Security officials on the explosion site told The Express Tribune that they were on routine patrol when the explosion took place near their vehicle, killing three personnel.

An official of the political administration while confirming the casualties said that two civilians were also killed in the explosion.

The security officials that those killed included two Frontier Corps personnel and one official of the Bajaur Levies.

The area was cordoned off by the security forces and a search operation was launched which is still underway in the area.

Assistant Political Agent Tariq Khan along with other officials reached the site along with a large number of security officials.

Officials said that the injured were rushed to Agency Headquarter Hospital in Khar. One of the injured, identified as Yar Rehman is said to be in critical condition.

The area lies adjacent to the tumultuous Kunar province of Afghanistan.

Correction: An earlier version of the article had incorrectly stated that two Frontier Constabulary personnel were killed in the blast. The error has been corrected.

COMMENTS (11)

alicia | 11 years ago | Reply

@Vigilant Kaba is the house of God and it is a sin to talk about it like that

US Centcom | 11 years ago | Reply

These terrorists are only concerned with achieving their dark and evil agenda, and these blatant attacks on innocent lives continue to remind us that we must stand together, and eliminate the threat that’s preventing us from bringing peace and stability to the region. We must pull ourselves out of the blame game and see that these terrorists are preventing us from achieving our common objectives. Terrorist organizations like the TTP carry the blood of thousands of innocent Pakistanis on their hands. And anybody who thinks that Pakistan should not be involved in this WOT, is simply bowing down to terrorism, while offering a free pass to the killers of thousands. Our nations have already made their stance clear against terrorism by sacrificing thousands of brave soldiers in the WOT. The need of the hour is to combine our efforts like we have in the past, and squeeze the life out of the insurgency.

Our most sincere and heartfelt condolences go to the friends and families of these brave security personnel who died serving their country, and as well as to the civilians who fell prey to this inhuman act of terror.

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