PESHAWAR – At least five people, including three women, were killed and 10 others injured when rockets fired by the Taliban hit a residential area in Hangu district on Tuesday.
The militants sheltering in the nearby mountainous region had intended to target the security forces’ checkpost at Tora Ghundai in the Doaba area but the rockets missed the target and resulted in civilian casualties. According to police officials, three rockets landed in an unpopulated area whereas five hit the houses owned by Hameed Gul and his relatives. The injured women, children and others have been admitted to a hospital in Tal, where some of them are stated to be in a precarious condition.
The AFP reported that two children are also among the dead people.
