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An SHO and two police official were injured in the attack, they were immediately shifted to the Shikarpur Civil Hospital. – AP Photo

SHIKARPUR: Security forces gunned down a suspicious person who tried to enter the Ashura procession in Shikarpur along with a bag on Friday. The attacker managed to explode the grenade before he died, injuring four people, including a police official, in a village near Khanpur .

An SHO and two police officials were injured in the attack, they were immediately shifted to the Shikarpur Civil Hospital.

Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza announced a reward of one lac rupees for the police officers that demonstrated courage and stopped the attack. – DawnNews

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