ISLAMABAD, May 15 (NNN-APP) – At least five people were killed and several others injured, in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast, in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said, yesterday.
According to police officials in the area, the blast occurred in the Ladha area of South Waziristan district of the province, killing five people, including women and children on the spot, while injuring two others.
The IED was planted in a house and was detonated with a remote-controlled device, said the police, adding that, an investigation has been launched to find the motives behind the incident.
After the explosion, police and security forces rushed to the site immediately. Police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation in the surroundings to arrest the culprits.
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.– NNN-APP
