IED

IED event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bara Bazaar of Khyber District area, Pakistan on Thu 20th July 2023

20th July 2023

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Four Policemen were killed and at least nine people were injured on July 20 in a suicide blast in tehsil office’s compound in the Bara Bazaar of Khyber District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Geo TV. KP Inspector General (IG) Akhtar Hayat said that two suicide attackers had tried to enter the premises of the tehsil office — one from the main gate and the other from the rear. He stated that both the attackers were gunned down by the police, but added that “firing and blasts were carried out by both attackers”.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Bara Bazaar of Khyber District area )

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