Seven members of a family killed as unexploded bomb goes off in Bajaur
House was reduced to rubble due to the explosion, say officials
House was reduced to rubble due to the explosion, say officials. SCREENGRAB
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.
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.
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.
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.