A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a government school in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing a teenage boy, officials said.
The incident happened in the Shia-dominated Ibrahimzai area of Hangu district and has not yet been claimed by any group.
“A suicide bomber blew himself up near the main gate of a government boys school, killing a young student aged 14,” district police chief Iftikhar Ahmad said.
The attacker detonated his explosives as students were disembarking from school-van as a result of which two other students sustained injuries as well. The explosion also damaged the gate of the school premises.
He said the boy sustained serious injuries and was rushed to hospital where he died. A local intelligence official also confirmed the incident.
GIRLS’ SCHOOL BLOWN UP:
In another incident, a government Girl’s school was blown up by unknown militants in Khyber Pakhtunhwa’s Bannu district.
The explosives were planted outside the girls school which blew up with a huge bang and partially damaged the school building.
There was no loss of life reported in the incident.
The Taliban have blown up hundreds of schools, especially for girls, as part of a campaign against secular education in northwest Pakistan in recent years.
But it is not clear whether the latest incident is connected to the militant group or sectarian unrest.
Hangu borders Orakzai tribal region, one of Pakistan’s seven lawless tribal districts on the Afghan border considered to be the hub of Taliban and al Qaeda linked militants.
The district also has a history of sectarian violence and was declared a “sensitive region” during the month of Moharram.
