6 Killed in suicide blasts in Hangu

Monday August 20, 2007 (1642 PST)

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HANGU: Atleast six persons including four security officials were killed in suicide bomb blast at Security Forces check-post in the area of District Hangu on Monday.

According to last reports, six including four Security Officials were killed in suicide attack in District Hangu on Monday while eighteen officials sustained serious injuries during the explosions that were heard till distant places.

The Security officials who were killed included Arshad, Waqar and Saeed while the names of the rest could not be identified till the filing of the report.

The injured included Anar Gull, Fazal, Latif, Daud Shah, Ahsan, Raooh Al Amin, Jamshed, Mukhtar, Mehboob Ullah, Hafiz, Mian Shah, Tahir Shah and Muhammad Sharif.

The injured were rushed to Kotal CMH. Sources reveal that road was blocked for several hours after the suicide attacker blew himself in the car near the Check-post.

A wave of fright and unrest was felt in the entire area. As soon as reports of the gruesome incident was heard, DPO Hangu Ghulam Muhammad Khan and other high ups reached the area and inquired about the health of the people.

 Meanwhile Conflicting reports of causalities are coming and it is feared that the causalities may increase.

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