PARACHINAR: Three security personnel were injured in a landmine explosion in Kurram tribal region on Tuesday.

According to political administration officials, security personnel were on a routine patrol in Narray area of central Kurram when a landmine planted along a road by unknown miscreants went off with a bang. As a result, three personnel were injured and their vehicle was damaged.

The injured personnel were shifted to the CMH Kohat. The political administration arrested several tribesmen under the collective territorial responsibility clause of FCR following the blast.

Published in Dawn, September 20th, 2017

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