Three killed in Jamrud suicide blast

Official says 31 others wounded; TTP claims responsibility for attack

JAMRUD: At least three people including Khasadar force personnel were killed, and 55 others injured when a suicide bomber allegedly exploded his vest outside the gate of Jamrud tehsil office on Tuesday.

The three dead were identified as, Imran Afirid, Zair Akbar and Rahat Shair.

Nek Mohammad, a tribal administration official confirmed the attack.

The security officials cordoned off the area and started a search operation.

Meanwhile, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.

"The TTP's special 'martyrdom' unit (TSG) targeted the assistant political agent and those leaders and forces that have been tasked to implement the National Action Plan," TTP spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani said.

"Another attacker targeted the rescue team that arrived after the first blast."

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On August 12, three officials of the army, including a captain, were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Sandana area of Tirah Valley, Khyber Agency.

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Pakistan Army has been waging a major offensive against insurgent hideouts in the tribal northwest for over a year in a bid to quell an insurgency that has raged for more than a decade.