Two tribesmen injured in IED blast
Locals said both the injured are Christians, but officials denied having any knowledge of their faith.
DI KHAN:
Two tribesmen were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in Wana Bazaar, South Waziristan Agency on Saturday afternoon, said an official of the political administration.
The bomb exploded as soon as Shaukat and Kashif stepped into a public washroom in the bazaar. They were shifted to the FC Hospital at Wana Scouts Camp where they were said to be out of danger, sources at the hospital told The Express Tribune.
Locals said both the injured are Christians, but officials denied having any knowledge of their faith. The political administration official said an investigation is under way to ascertain the details of the incident.
Hundreds of Christian families have been living in Wana since some time. Never have they been victims of IED blasts and it is not clear whether they were the intended target this time.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 24th, 2014.
Two tribesmen were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in Wana Bazaar, South Waziristan Agency on Saturday afternoon, said an official of the political administration.
The bomb exploded as soon as Shaukat and Kashif stepped into a public washroom in the bazaar. They were shifted to the FC Hospital at Wana Scouts Camp where they were said to be out of danger, sources at the hospital told The Express Tribune.
Locals said both the injured are Christians, but officials denied having any knowledge of their faith. The political administration official said an investigation is under way to ascertain the details of the incident.
Hundreds of Christian families have been living in Wana since some time. Never have they been victims of IED blasts and it is not clear whether they were the intended target this time.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 24th, 2014.