One policeman killed in Shangla roadside blast

Three policemen also injured as roadside bomb targets their vehicle in Kankar area.

SHANGLA: One policeman was killed and three others injured, including an SHO, when a roadside bomb targeted a police vehicle in the Kankar area of Shangla district on Wednesday.

According to DSP Shangla, SHO Karimullah and three policemen were heading towards Alpurai from Martoong to attend an important meeting when a planted bomb targeted their vehicle.

The blast injured all policemen, while one of the officials, Jahanzeb, succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.

The injured were shifted to Apoaria and Saidu Sharif hospitals.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.