3 police personnel killed in bomb blast in NW Pakistan
At least three police personnel were killed and 11 others injured on Saturday morning in a bomb blast in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local Urdu TV channel Dunya reported.
According to report, the blast took place when a police van was targeted with a bomb in Tor Ghar district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The remote controlled explosive that was fixed on the roadside destroyed the vehicle partially in which at least three police officials, including an officer, got killed on spot while 11 other injured.
A police official told local media that the police van was taking 32 police personnel from Tor Ghar district to the police training center in Abbottabad city when it came under attack in Joghar area of the aforementioned district.
Rescue teams and security forces reached the site and shifted the injured to the nearby hospital.
No group or militant wing has claimed responsibility yet.
Editor: Lu Hui
English.news.cn 2011-10-01 12:30:15 FeedbackPrintRSS
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 1 (Xinhua)
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