BAJAUR: Two people were injured when a bomb planted on the roadside hit a vehicle in the Bajaur tribal district on Friday, the police and Rescue 1122 officials said.

They said that the explosion took place on Khar-Barang Road in Dag Alizai area of Khar tehsil at about 9am.

“The incident happened when a bomb planted along the road went off near a car heading towards Khar, injuring two people travelling in it,” said DSP Abdul Aziz Khan.

He said that the injured included Mian Hazrat, the owner of the vehicle. They were immediately shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, Khar, for treatment.

DSP Aziz said that a police team rushed to the site of the blast to arrest the culprits. However, he said that the police personnel could not find any suspect in the area.

The police official added that they had launched an investigation into the incident to ascertain the motive behind the blast and people responsible for it.

Moreover, he said that efforts were also underway to confirm the nature of the explosion, which partially damaged the vehicle.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion occurred four days after an attack on a police vehicle in Billoot area of Mamond tehsil, leaving eight policemen martyred and injuring 27 others.

Doctors at the District Headquarters Hospital told Dawn that condition of both the injured was out of danger.

Meanwhile, Rescue 1122, in a statement, said that its workers removed the blast-hit car from the area on Friday evening.

Published in Dawn, January 13th, 2024