Six killed, five injured in Kohat blast

Of those killed, 4 are policemen. Bomb was planted in a push cart. Injured shifted to Kohat hospital.

KOHAT: A blast near a police van in Kohat has killed six people, including four police officials, while injuring five others, late on Saturday night.

Initial investigations have revealed that the bomb was concealed in a pushcart placed by the roadside, which exploded when the police van, on patrol duty, passed by.

Kohat police spokesperson, Tanveer, confirmed the incident, saying that the police mobile was on a routine patrol on the Bannu-Kohat Road when the bomb went off, adding the the injured included the Saddar police station Station House Officer (SHO).

Six officials were travelling in the vehicle when the bomb went off.

The spokesperson further said that that soon after the blast, police teams from Saddar and Cantonment police stations rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area.

The injured have been shifted to the Kohat Divisional Hospital.

Earlier in the day, at least 26 people were killed and 57 others injured when an powerful blast ripped through a local market in Landi Kotal.

According to sources, the blast took place in a passenger vehicle, which was outfitted with five kilogrammes of explosives.