N Waziristan unrest: Roadside blast injures two security men

Two security personnel were injured when an IED went off near a vehicle that belonged to the Frontier Works Operation

MIRAMSHAH: Two security personnel were injured on Monday when an improvised explosive device (IED), planted on the Bannu-Miramshah Road, went off near a vehicle that belonged to the Frontier Works Operation (FWO). A security official reported that the blast took place at 5:30pm, as the FWO vehicle was transporting security personnel to their headquarters in Miramshah. As a result, two security men were injured. An operation was mounted in the area soon after while a curfew was clamped on areas ranging from Rafiq Park of Miramshah to Datta Khel and from Mir Ali to Dosali and Razmak tehsils of the agency.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 4^th, 2012.