IED

IED event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North Waziristan area, Pakistan on Mon 7th August 2023

7th August 2023

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A suicide bomber apparently detonated his explosives-laden vehicle prematurely in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban on Monday, killing a married couple in a nearby car, officials said. A local administration official, Rehmant Ullah, said the bombing happened in North Waziristan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakisan, bordering Afghanistan.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( North Waziristan area )

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