 | Most likely a boom but it might have been a work accident; read on. |
WANA: Twelve tribesmen were killed and at least 50 wounded in a powerful explosion during morning rush-hour in South Waziristan’s Jandola Bazaar on Thursday. The explosion occurred less than 100 yards from a major military compound where hundreds of soldiers are stationed in Jandola, 90 kilometres east of Wana.
There were conflicting reports regarding the site of the explosion, with some reports suggesting that it had occurred at a restaurant and others indicating an ammunition shop.
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It was unclear who carried out the explosion or what caused it. South Waziristan chief administrator Laiq Hussain said that an investigation had been ordered into the blast. Five shops were destroyed in the blast. The military later the local administration in recovering bodies, eyewitnesses said. A spokesman for the NWFP governor put the death toll at eight. He said that the authorities had been ordered to investigate the explosion, adding that the blast had occurred in the Tank region in NWFP and not in South Waziristan. |