3 children die in N Waziristan explosion

F.P. Report

MIR ALI: At least three children were killed in a landmine explosion in Mir Ali area near Khajoori check post in North Waziristan on Thursday noon.

Local police informed; the tragic incident took place in fields near Honeymoon Hotel in Mir Al where the children were grazing their goats. The three children aging between five to fifteen fell prey to the explosion and died at the scene.

Police said the shepherd children belonged to Zakirkhel village of Khajoori tehsil. Bodies of the ill-fated children were shifted to Mir Ali Hospital for medico legal procedure. Police have started investigation into the incident.