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24 injured in DI Khan attack

F.P. Report

DI KHAN: At least twenty four people were injured after a hand grenade attack on a spring festival event held in Dera Ismail Khan on Saturday.

According to details, the incident took place in the Sikandar village where eyewitnesses confirmed that the hand grenade was thrown from behind the stage. Unidentified persons threw the small bomb in the direction of the stage where the former president of Dera Ismail Khan Bar Association Qaizar Miankhail was present among others. It occurred within the vicinity of Chodwan police station. The victims included children as well as two FC personnel.

The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital after the attack. The security forces quickly reached the place and cordoned off the affected area. A search operation was launched to arrest the perpetrators.

 

The Frontier Post

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