12 killed, 35 injured in suicide attack on anti-smuggling checkpoint in DI Khan
A dozen people lost their lives while 35 others were injured on Saturday when a vehicle laden with explosives was rammed into the Aman Mela police checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan’s Darazinda tehsil, officials said. Separately, two rescue workers were killed and another was injured when a Rescue 1122 ambulance came under fire while transporting […]
A vehicle laden with explosives was rammed into the Aman Mela police checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan's Darazinda tehsil on Saturday. According to officials, the blast killed a dozen people and injured 35 others.
The deceased included nine men, two women, and a minor, with no law enforcement or security personnel among them, according to DI Khan Regional Police Officer Ghulam Mubashir Maken. The victims also included a Customs official and civilians.
The blast destroyed a large portion of the checkpost and completely demolished a house adjacent to the post. Two rescue workers were killed and another was injured when a Rescue 1122 ambulance came under fire while transporting bodies of victims from the blast, as per reports from Dawn and Daily Times.
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