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Bomb blast kills 3 in NW Pakistan

22 February 2012 18:15 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. At least three people were killed and several others injured when a bomb went off in Khyber tribal area of northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, local media reported, APA reports .

According to the report by local Urdu TV channel Dunya, the explosion took place when some unidentified people exploded a roadside planted bomb on a main highway in Bara area of Khyber Agency, a militancy-hit tribal area bordering Afghanistan.

The blast killed three passersby right on the spot while wounding three others, said the report, adding that the injured were shifted a nearby government-run hospital.

Details about the identities of the killed and injured are not known.

Immediately following the blast, the authorities in Bara declared a curfew in the area without giving a definite time for the curfew.

The local government has called for a grand jirga (meeting) on Thursday to discuss the law and order situation in the area. An estimated 120 tribesmen will attend the meeting, said an official with the local government.