At least six people were killed and eight others
injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) set off near an army vehicle
in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, DawnNews reported on
Tuesday evening.
Initial reports suggested that the IED had been
fitted to a motorcycle and its target was a military vehicle carrying three
civilian candidates seeking recruitment in the army.
All three candidates, along with three other
civilian bystanders, were killed in the blast.
The injured have been shifted to District
Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) Bannu for medical treatment.
Uptick
in IED attacks
Last week, at least five people, including the
head of a peace committee, were killed and two others had been injured in an
improvised explosive device (IED) blast in South Waziristan Agency.
According to officials, peace committee
commander Wali Jan Mehsud was on his way to attend a jirga along with his
brother Ahmad Jan and tribal elders when an IED device went off near his
vehicle in Spinkai at around 3.35pm on December 1.
“The vehicle was completely destroyed in the
attack,” said an official of the local administration, adding that five people,
including Wali Jan, died on the spot and two others suffered serious injuries.
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