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2 injured in Bannu suicide blast
A suicide bomber was killed while two people received injuries near a checkpost in Officers' Colony in Bannu on Sunday. The suicide bomber blew himself up in an attempt to target a checkpost but could not succeed as the bomb went off before he could reach his target. Meanwhile, three people were arrested for interrupting the proceedings of a jirga and hurling stones at the vehicle of the tehsildar of Parang Aar tehsil on Sunday.The jirga was being held to discuss a land dispute involving two groups of the Malik Deeni Khail tribe. The groups exchanged fire and started hurling stones at the tehsildar's vehicle.Posted by: Fred 2009-01-05 |
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