Rockets hit Kohat cantt

Published May 19, 2010

KOHAT, May 18 Some militants fired rockets at the Kohat cantonment, which landed near the commissioner house late Monday night.

Police said two rockets were fired from the graveyard of Jarma located on the old Indus Highway. After identifying the location, security forces launched an operation around the graveyard and arrested several suspects who were taken to an undisclosed location for interrogation. The bomb disposal squad collected evidence from the site, sources said.

The rockets exploded inside an empty house in the cantonment area. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported.

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