Two police officials martyred in Bajaur blast

Security forces launch search operation in the area following the incident

BAJAUR:

At least two police personnel were martyred in an explosion in Bajaur's Khar Tehsil on Saturday, said a local police official.

The explosion, reportedly a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED), targetted a police patrol.

According to DPO Abdul Samad Khan, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation after the incident.

The martyred personnel were identified as Constable Abdul Hayan and Constable Siraj. The bodies were shifted to a local hospital for medico-legal formalities.

Immediate investigation of the incident has been ordered by the authorities concerned.

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Earlier in October, at least one police official was martyred and 13 others were injured in an IED attack on a police vehicle parked at the gate of Balochistan University in Quetta.

Security forces reached the incident site and established a cordon around the area while an emergency was declared at the local Civil Hospital.

Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani confirmed that a motorcycle fitted with an IED was used in the attack and four citizens were also injured in the attack.