CHARSADDA: Boy killed

Published October 5, 2008

CHARSADDA, Oct 4: A boy was killed on Saturday when he was hit by a stray bullet, police and hospital sources said.

Itraz Gul told the Prang police that his son Rehmat Shah was standing in front of his home when a stray bullet hit him in the head. He died instantaneously.

In a separate incident, a boy identified as Tanveer, son of Sajjad, was injured after being hit by a stray bullet in Prang Azizkhel.

Meanwhile, Provincial Minister for Information Iftikhar Hussain condoled with the families of Muamber Shah and Fazal Ghani, who were killed in the Charsadda suicide attack.

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