GHALANAI, Feb 1: Four personnel of the Frontier Corpse received injuries when their vehicle was hit by a roadside explosive near Qayumabad area in tehsil Lakaro of Mohmand Agency on Sunday evening.

The FC vehicle was on its way from its camp in Darwazgai to shift the security forces to the camp at Mohammad Gat, according to sources. They said that when the vehicle reached Qayumabad it was hit by an improvised explosive device.

The wounded personnel were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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