Blast near Pak-Afghan border in Torkham kills one, injures four

IED was planted in wheelbarrow and went-off as officials were busy searching luggage the gate

TORKHAM: At least one person was killed, while four others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near the main gate of the Pak-Aghan border in Torkham, Khyber Agency, officials said.

The IED was planted in a wheelbarrow and went-off as officials were busy searching luggage the gate, Subaidar Azghar Shinwari, from the border post in Torkham, told The Express Tribune.

As a result, five people, including two khasadar officials, sustained injuries and were shifted to the Landikotal hospital, where one of them, a passer-by, succumbed to his injuries, said the official.

The border was closed for a few hours after the incident but reopened late under tight security.

Just yesterday, a blast in Peshawar’s Hayatabad area left two police officials dead and five others injured.

Read: Two police officials killed, five injured in Peshawar blast

The responsibility of the Peshawar attack was claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).