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Pak bomb blast kills six

Updated on: 09 January,2024 06:02 AM IST  |  Peshawar
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The police personnel had just boarded a van to join security duty with polio vaccination teams when the explosion occurred

Pak bomb blast kills six

Polio teams are often targeted by militants in Pakistan. Pic/AP

A bomb explosion targeted policemen going to provide security for polio vaccination workers in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, killing six of them and injuring 22 others. The incident occurred in the Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district in the province bordering Afghanistan. The police personnel had just boarded a van to join security duty with polio vaccination teams when the explosion occurred.


The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital, where an emergency was declared. Six policemen were killed and 22 others injured in the explosion. Caretaker Chief Minister KPK Arshad Hussain condemned the attack and said the war against terrorism would go on till the elimination of the last terrorist. Polio teams are often targeted by militants in Pakistan due to opposition to the vaccine.


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