IED

IED event in Pakistan on Fri 23rd January 2026

23rd January 2026

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At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in a suicide blast at a wedding ceremony in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, police said.District Police Officer Sajjad Ahmad Sahibzada told Xinhua that a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden jacket at a house in the Qureshi Mor area of the district, where people were attending a wedding ceremony and enjoying a musical performance.The official feared that the death toll might rise as some of the injured were in critical condition.No group claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

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