ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (NNN-APP) – At least five people were killed and 22 others injured, when a blast went off near a police vehicle, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday, police and government officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vehicle was passing by a busy market, when the explosion occurred in the Ponda Bazar area of Dera Ismail Khan district of the province, Deputy Commissioner of Dera Ismail Khan, Mansoor Arshad, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said, at least seven policemen are among the injured, adding that, police officials were targeted with an improvised explosive device, planted on a motorcycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to eyewitnesses in the area, gunshots were also heard after the blast, before rescue and police officials reached the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital, where several of them are in critical condition, according to hospital sources. A state of emergency has also been declared in hospitals in the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The police said, they have launched an investigation into the incident to arrest the culprits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.– NNN-APP <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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