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Levies man, child injured in Bajaur blast

By Our Correspondent
February 19, 2018

KHAR: A Levies man and a child sustained injuries in a roadside bomb blast in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency, official sources said on Saturday.

They said that a Levies personnel Attaur Rehman was on way to mosque to perform Asr prayer when an explosive device, planted by terrorists on a raw track in Gat Agrah area, went off. Attaur Rehman and a child Abdul Haq sustained minor injuries in the explosion, the sources said, adding the injured were shifted to the Agency Headquarters Hospital in Khar, the administrative headquarters of Bajaur Agency. Meanwhile, the security forces cordoned off the area soon after the incident and launched a search operation.