Cop, civilian injured in blast near KP's Sra Khawra checkpost
PESHAWAR: A civilian and a policeman were injured when a powerful vehicle-borne improvised explosive device went off on Indus Highway, damaging the outer wall of Sra Khawra checkpost, some 15 miles south of the provincial capital, officials said. They said that the bomb had been planted in a loader rickshaw, which went off on Frontier Road, a link road connecting the Indus Highway, commonly known…
PESHAWAR - A civilian and a police officer were injured when a powerful vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated on Indus Highway, damaging the outer wall of Sra Khawra checkpost, located 15 miles south of Peshawar. The bomb had been planted in a loader rickshaw, which was parked at the Indus Highway link road known as Kohat Road.
Two motorcyclists arrived at the scene and removed the rickshaw, causing the bomb to explode. The police station's outer wall collapsed, and parked vehicles were also damaged. A police statement reported that 50 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. Prior to this incident, on March 1, two police personnel and six civilians were injured in separate attacks on police installations.
Threats from insurgents using advanced technology like infrared cameras continue, and search operations are ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators.
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