LOWER DIR: At least fifteen persons were killed and several wounded in a remote control bomb blast near a passenger van at Jadool on Sunday here, Geo News reported.
Police said that a remote control bomb was detonated targeting a passenger van at a place called Banarh in Jadool area, which resulted in the death of at least fifteen persons, which included three women and three children, and several wounded.
Sources said that some of the injured are in serious condition and feared the death toll might go up.
Following the blast, the police and the security personnel arrived at the scene of incident and the rescue operation is underway.