Mohmand agency: Low intensity explosion injures one

GHALLANAI: A man was injured when a bomb planted near a mosque exploded in Ambar tehsil of  Mohmand Agency on Sunday. An official of the paramilitary forces said the bomb exploded near the main gate of the mosque located in Battumena area of the agency. Two low intensity bombs had been planted by unidentified assailants, suspected to be militants. One bomb was defused by levy personnel but the second one detonated. The injured man, identified as Mirza Gul, was passing by the mosque on his way to his relative’s house when the bomb exploded. He was rushed to the Agency Headquarters Hospital Ghallanai where doctors said he was in a stable condition.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 27^th, 2012.