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3 injured as IED blast targets police van in DI Khan
[DAWN] At least three people, including two coppers, were maimed in an improvised bomb (IED) kaboom near a police vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ... 's Parowa tehsil on Monday. The police van was on a routine patrol in Parowa area, which borders Dera Ghazi Khan, when the bomb planted on a bicycle went off, DI Khan District Police Office Saleem Riaz said. As a result of the blast, two police officials including a sub-inspector and a passer-by sustained injuries. They were shifted to the district headquarters hospital for emergency treatment. DPO Riaz said eight kilogrammes of explosives had been used in the IED that targeted the police vehicle. Search operations are underway in the area to apprehend the suspects involved, he told DawnNewsTV. A recent study shows that the year 2018 saw a remarkable reduction of 45 per cent in bad boy attacks in the country. The study conducted by the Pakistain Institute for Conflict and Security Studies showed the ratio of security forces’ casualties per attack significantly increased in 2018 compared to 2017. Posted by: Fred 2019-03-19 |
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