Troops patrol in Jhanda, in Pakistan's Mohmand tribal region along the Afghan border, June 1, 2011. — Photo by AP

PESHAWAR: Four people, including three security officials, were injured in a blast targeting a check post in the Khyber tribal region's Jamrud tehsil on Friday, DawnNews reported.

The blast destroyed the check post in Jamrud's Ghundi area.

Authorities said security officials were on routine duty on the check post when militants detonated a bomb planted nearby.

The four injured were shifted to a hospital in Jamrud.

Security forces cordoned off the area after the blast and started a search operation. — DawnNews

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