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7 killed in twin roadside blasts in NW Pakistan
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- 20 June, 2026
- 13:44
At least seven people were killed and several injured in twin roadside explosions in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, a police official said, Report informs via Anadolu Agency.
The incident occurred in the Bannu district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders restive North Waziristan tribal region near Afghanistan.
The bombs were planted alongside a road. The first explosion struck a passenger van, killing five people and injuring three others, district police chief Yasir Afridi told reporters.
The second explosion occurred when locals were shifting the bodies and the injured into ambulances. At least two people were killed in the second explosion.
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