At least eight security personnel were killed and six injured in two separate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosions in the Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency on Thursday, according to security officials.
An official of the security forces said that a convoy of security personnel was passing through Khyber Agency when an IED went off near a market in Sipah area of Bara subdivision, leaving eight personnel dead and three injured.
Officials added that the bodies and injured personnel were shifted to a hospital in Peshawar. Soon after the explosion, security forces cordoned off the area and began a search operation.
Moreover, three security personnel were injured when an IED exploded near a security forces vehicle in Qambarabad area of Shalobar, Bara Subdivision. An official said that they were patrolling the area when the IED exploded and injured the personnel. Security forces began a search operation in the area, but no arrests have been made.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 29th, 2012.
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