Blast In Kohat: Four policemen among 6 dead

KOHAT:

A blast targeting a police van in Kohat killed six people, including four police officials, and injured five others late Saturday night.

Initial investigations revealed that the bomb was concealed in a pushcart parked by the roadside, which exploded when a police van drove past.

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.

The injured included the Saddar police station SHO, he said, adding that six officials were travelling in the vehicle when the bomb went off.

Published In The Express Tribune, June 17^th, 2012.