At least seven people were killed and 28 others injured when a group of terrorists equipped with hand grenades and weapons attacked a local court in Tangi area of Charssdda district on Tuesday.
Deputy Inspector General Police Mardan Region Ijaz Khan told reporters that “a major tragedy was prevented by police when terrorists were stopped from entering the court premises as there was high rush of people and litigants in the morning at the Tangi Kacheri. Had they entered the court premises casualty figure may very high”.
He said that a group of terrorists first opened indiscriminate firing and later hurled hand grenades towards police after they were spotted.
“Three terrorists tried to enter the premises for subversive activities when they were spotted by the police and asked to stop. The terrorists nevertheless started firing at the police team and lobbed hand grenades at it. One of the terrorists detonated his suicide vest near the gate of the court while the other two terrorists were shot dead by the police in an exchange of fire,” added the senior police official.
As a result of the firing and blasts, seven persons were killed and 28 others injured including five policemen. The injured policemen were identified as Fazl Rabbi, Ishtaiq, Bilal, Munsif and Usman.
Strongly condemning the attack, the DIG Mardan said a search operation had been started to find the accused or group that had facilitated the attack and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice soon.
Importance evidences has been collected from the site of explosion and sent it to the laboratory for legal-medico examination.
Emergency was declared in Charsadda District Headquarters Hospital and Tangi hospital besides Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar and doctors on leave were called in for duty.
Member Provincial Assembly Shaukat Yousafzai told media that as per his information the militants had come from Mohmand Agency closely located with Tangi Charssadda.
The security institutions are put in high alert position in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following terrorists’ attacks in Lahore and Sehwan Sharif. Yousafzai said the culprits involved in Tangi attack could not escape from clutches of law and would be brought to justice soon.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa condemned the attack and praised the policemen for their prompt action to minimise the damage from the terrorist attack.
#COAS lauds security forces’ response to Charsada Blast. First tier Police response has saved many lives. Shares grief on loss of lives.
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) February 21, 2017
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