Khasadar killed in Mohmand

Published May 19, 2014
- File Photo
- File Photo

KHAR/GHALANAI: A Khasadar man was killed and five Levies personnel were injured in two separate bomb attacks in Mohmand and Bajaur tribal regions on Sunday.

In Bajaur, five Levies Force personnel and a woman were injured in a roadside bomb blast while in Mohmand, a Khasadar man was killed and an FC man and two civilians were injured.

Bajaur Assistant Political Agent told Dawn that when a vehicle carrying Levies personnel from Khar to Nawagai reached near Rashakai, a remote-controlled bomb planted by militants went off.

Five Levies personnel and a woman were injured.

Our Correspondent adds from Mohmand Agency:

A Khasadar man was killed and three people, including an FC man, were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Chamarkand lower area of Mohmand. An improvised explosive device exploded when the Khasadar and FC personnel were removing IEDs and landmines from the road.

Published in Dawn, May 19th, 2014

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