PESHAWAR — Eight people including two children were killed and seven others injured as a result of a landmine explosion in the Mandara area of Kurram Agency yesterday.A pick-up was on its way from the Naryab area to Sadda, the second biggest town of Kurram Agency. When it reached Mandra it hit a landmine planted by unidentified people on a katcha road. The explosion was so strong that it caused the death of several people on the spot. Sources said that so far eight deaths had been confirmed. So far no one has claimed the responsibility in this respect.