ISLAMABAD, Jul 4 (NNN-APP) – At least three people were killed 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 Bajaur district of the province, killing the three people on the spot, including a former member of the Senate.
Police said that, scores of people gathered for the campaign of the upcoming by-polls in the district, when the roadside-planted bomb exploded.
An investigation has been launched to find the motives behind the incident.
After the explosion, police and security forces rushed to the site immediately. The police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.– NNN-APP
