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Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill 7

20 June 2026 12:02 (UTC +04:00)

Twin roadside blasts killed at least seven people in Pakistan‘s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday, INQUIRER.net. reports.

“A private pickup truck carrying passengers was targeted with a remote-controlled IED…,” said Yasir Afridi, a police officer in Bannu district, adding that three people were wounded.

“The injured were being transported to hospital in a car for emergency treatment when a second IED exploded,” the cop added.

Ilgar Khudiyev

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