Two killed in explosion

Published June 20, 2002

WANA, June 19: Two people were killed and another was seriously injured when an explosive device went off at a scrap dealer’s godown in the Angoor Adda area in the South Waziristan Agency, on Wednesday.

Those killed are: Salih Khan and Ajab Gul. The injured, Sher Ali, was shifted to a hospital in Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan Agency.

The entire Angoor Adda locality was gripped by fear after the explosive device went off at around 12 o’clock in the busy marketplace.

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