PESHAWAR: One person was killed while eight others were injured when a vehicle carrying cement factory workers was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Lakki Marwat district on Monday.
The district police spokesperson, Qudratullah, said the vehicle, which was carrying cement factory workers, was targeted by Fitna al Khwarij terrorists near Nawar Khel area on Begokhel road.
Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He said the injured had been taken to the City Hospital. He identified the deceased as Faridullah.
The hospital’s spokesperson, Dr Kifayat Bettani, said that two of the injured were in critical condition, adding the injured also included two women.
A separate police statement said that soon after the incident was reported, Lakki Marwat District Police Officer (DPO) Nazir Khan arrived at the scene along with a large police contingent.
The statement said a large-scale search operation had been launched and the scene cordoned off.
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