[DAWN] DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Ten people, among them two security personnel, were maimed when unidentified people hurled a hand grenade on the stage during a cultural festival in the Sikandar Janoobi area, 35km off here, on Saturday.
The police and FC men cordoned off the area after the incident and started a search operation to track down the attackers.
According to an official statement, the festival was to be held in the open and police had advised the organisers not to hold it due to a fragile security situation in the area. It claimed that the organisers had taken the responsibility of providing security to the people.
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