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| Bomber kills five soldiers in Shabqadar |
| 2008-11-13 |
| Five Army soldiers and a civilian were killed and 11 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed vehicle into the gate of a school in Subhan Khwar area of Shabqadar town here on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses told The News that a young man tried to drive a white-colour Hiace into the Government High School at 10:30 am. The security forces stationed at the school fired at the vehicle, which exploded with a big bang. The sound of the explosion was heard in a three-kilometre radius. Sources said five security personnel and a civilian, identified as Amir Zada, were killed. Eleven others, including eight security personnel, Sena Public School students Rab Nawaz and Umar Farooq and a passer-by Ayub, were injured. However, in a press release, an ISPR spokesman conceded the death of only three security personnel and injuries to four others in the blast. The injured security personnel were rushed to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Peshawar, while the forces launched a search operation in the surrounding areas, including Maluk Koroona, Samanat, Pir Qilla, Rashakai and Subhan Khwar. The main Shabqadar bazaar was closed due to a curfew and the Peshawar-Bajaur road was also blocked. |
| Posted by:Fred |