Six children killed in Hangu blast

Explosive material had reportedly been placed in a heap of garbage outside a house in the area.


Web Desk January 26, 2014
The children have not been identified as yet. PHOTO: REUTERS

HANGU: Six children were killed in a blast outside a house in Babar Mela, Hangu, Express News reported on Sunday.

Five young brothers and their sister were killed in the blast.

Explosive material had reportedly been placed in a heap of garbage outside a house in the area.

The house was owned by resident Haji Gul, whose children were killed in the blast.

Police officers secured the scene of the blast while the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) combed the area for more explosives.

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