9 injured in blast targeting FC vehicle in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: At least nine people were injured in a roadside blast targeting a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Peshawar on Tuesday.

The convoy was passing by Charsadda Road in the jurisdiction of Dauadzai police station when it came under attack.

“About six of the injured are civilians while three of them are security personnel,” Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Faizi said.

“We have reached the area and are shifting the injured,” he said.



Last month, a manhunt was launched for suspects involved in a roadside blast that targeted a two-vehicle FC security convoy and left an FC subedar injured. A police official said the blast occurred near Dhando Pul on the main Mohmand-Shabqadar road as the convoy was travelling to Peshawar from Mohmand Agency. A police official said an improvised explosive device had been planted along the road. FC Subedar Najab Ali was injured in the blast which left one security vehicle partially damaged.