Seven members of a family killed as unexploded bomb goes off in Bajaur

House was reduced to rubble due to the explosion, say officials

PESHAWAR: An unexploded bomb went off at a home in a remote area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa leaving seven members of a family dead on Sunday.

The unfortunate incident took place in Tehsil Salarzai of Bajaur tribal district killing four children, two women and a man, officials said.

The house was reduced to rubble due to the explosion, they added.

People gather at the site of the explosion. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Earlier reports suggested that a shell was fired from across the border.

Bajaur, which shares a border with Afghanistan’s Kunar province, was one of the agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) before its merger with K-P through a constitutional amendment in 2018.

The tribal district in the past had faced a wave of terrorism but the successful military operations have significantly lowered terror related incidents.