Targeted: Two khasadars injured in explosion

JAMRUD: Two khasadars were injured when an explosive, planted by unidentified militants, went off near a check post in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Agency on Sunday.

According to a khasadar official, the bomb was planted along the bypass near Jamrud Bazaar. He said both men were rushed to a nearby hospital and later shifted to Peshawar for further medical assistance. Their condition is said to be stable, he added.

The khasadar force rushed to the site immediately and launched a door-to-door search operation. Nine suspects had been arrested and put behind bars till this report was filed. The check post was previously targeted in June 2011, resulting in the death of two personnel.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 23^rd, 2015.