DARRA ADAM KHEL, Oct 31: Two persons were killed in Darra Adam Khel tribal area when a bomb planted by some tribesmen in the house of their rivals exploded on Tuesday morning.

Officials told reporters that the blast took place in Sheraki area of Darra Adam Khel when some people from Bashkhel clan were planting a device at a house.

Assistant Political Agent (APA) Riaz Hussain Khattak said tribesmen were planting a device at the house of a contractor Afzal due to old enmity, when the bomb went off killing two men Abdul Hameed and Nawab on the spot, the official added.—PPI

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