Girls school blown up in Bannu
Police rushed to the crime scene and registered a case against unidentified militants.
BANNU:
A girls primary school was blown up in Miryan late Saturday night.
A police official said unidentified militants planted explosives inside the boundary of Girls Primary School Khoban Shah Nowar. The bomb exploded, damaging the boundary wall, veranda and several rooms.
Bomb disposal unit (BDU) official Kismat Khan said an eight kilogramme explosive was used in the bomb. Police rushed to the crime scene and registered a case against unidentified militants. Further investigation is under way.
In another incident, the body of a missing person from Bannu was found in Kohat district on Saturday. An official at District Headquarters Hospital Bannu said Noor Gul, a resident of Shah Deo, was missing from Mandan Gate since March 6, 2013. His wife had reported the incident to Mandan police. The body was found near Kohat jail on Saturday. The hospital official said Gul was killed a couple of days ago.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2014.
A girls primary school was blown up in Miryan late Saturday night.
A police official said unidentified militants planted explosives inside the boundary of Girls Primary School Khoban Shah Nowar. The bomb exploded, damaging the boundary wall, veranda and several rooms.
Bomb disposal unit (BDU) official Kismat Khan said an eight kilogramme explosive was used in the bomb. Police rushed to the crime scene and registered a case against unidentified militants. Further investigation is under way.
In another incident, the body of a missing person from Bannu was found in Kohat district on Saturday. An official at District Headquarters Hospital Bannu said Noor Gul, a resident of Shah Deo, was missing from Mandan Gate since March 6, 2013. His wife had reported the incident to Mandan police. The body was found near Kohat jail on Saturday. The hospital official said Gul was killed a couple of days ago.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2014.