4 injured as vehicle runs over IED along line of control

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As per an official, at least four people were reportedly injured in a blast after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir late on Sunday night.

The public transport vehicle was passing through Khilana area to drop passengers from Rawalpindi when the IED went off at about 9:30 pm, according to deputy commissioner Jhelum Valley Abdul Hamid Kiani.

Heading towards his last destination, the driver spotted rocks in the middle of the narrow road. Subsequently, he moved the vehicle towards the edge of the road, where it hit and triggered an IED explosion, injuring 4 people including the driver, Kiani told local media outlet.

The injured were shifted to a hospital in Muzaffarabad where they are said to be out of danger.