Explosion in Khyber Agency’s Zakakhel bazaar kills four

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Two security personnel and two peace committee members of Tauheedul Islam were killed and two others injured in a blast in Zakakhel Bazaar of Khyber Agency’s Landi Kotal area.

Sources said that a joint party of security forces and peace committee members was targeted in Painda Cheena area of Zakakhel.

The blast left two security personnel and as many Tauheedul Islam activists dead. One security man was also among those injured in the explosion.

However, at least two more security personnel were injured when another blast occurred in Zakakhel bazaar shortly after the first one.

Security forces shifting the victims of the first blast were targeted in this attack.

Security forces also claimed to have arrested 10 suspects during a search operation in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber agency.

Meanwhile, two people were killed and six others injured in a roadside blast in Lower Orakzai Agency.

Political administration sources said that the blast occurred in the Mirazai area near the Kalaya Tehsil of Lower Orakzai Agency.

The six injured have been shifted to a local hospital for treatment.

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