Bannu [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): A powerful explosion near the Miryan Police Station in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa left at least two people dead, including a child, and injured 17 others on Monday, Dawn reported.
According to law enforcement authorities, the incident involved a time bomb concealed on a motorcycle. While the explosion occurred in front of the police station near several shops, police personnel remained unharmed; however, numerous civilians in the vicinity were affected. Dawn reported that several victims are in critical condition.
MTI spokesperson Muhammad Noman Khattab confirmed that the injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital and Khalifa Gul Nawaz Hospital for treatment.
Rescue 1122 teams reached the site immediately and transported the deceased and injured to health care facilities. In the aftermath of the blast, a heavy security presence, including the Quick Response Force and local police, arrived at the scene.
According to Dawn, the Bomb Disposal Squad was also dispatched to collect forensic evidence and initiate a formal investigation. A police statement said the squad cleared the area “to ensure timely and effective prevention of any possible further threat.”
As part of the security response, Regional Police Officer Sajjad Khan visited the hospitals to inquire about the condition of the injured.
Bannu has faced a series of security challenges in recent months. Dawn reported that the district has witnessed a spike in militant violence, citing a January incident in the Domel area in which an explosion injured two boys, resulting in one death, and a separate attack earlier that month that wounded former Nazim Fida Muhammad Khan Wazir. (ANI)
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