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3 female teachers, 2 children killed as school van blown up in Pakistan

Vehicle on fire after blast in Pakistan. File Pic
Vehicle on fire after blast in Pakistan. File Pic

Militants blew up a school van in Pakistan, killing six people including three female teachers and two children.

Islamabad, Aug 19/Nationalturk – Amidst political turmoil in the country, militants on Tuesday blew up a school van in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal agency, killing six people including three female teachers and two children.

Security officials said explosive device (probably remote controlled) planted along a roadside in Tangi area of Salarzai tehsil in Bajaour tribal agency exploded this morning when a school van was passing through the area.

“The explosive device went off with a big bang and the deafening sound of the blast was heard in the adjoining areas also. The school van was completed damaged in the blast,” they said.

Official said six persons travelling the school van were killed. Among the dead included three female teachers, two children and driver of the vehicle.

A passerby was also injured in the explosion and has been hospitalised.

Immediately, after the blast, police, security men and rescue team reached the spot and shifted the dead to hospital for conducting of post-mortem and other legal formalities.

“The security men have laid siege around the area and were conducting searches to look for the militants responsible for the blast,” security officials said.

‘Blast could be handiwork of TTP’

Although no militant outfit has claimed responsibility of the attack, security officials believe that it would be handiwork of any of the groups part of terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Pakistan military launched operation against local and foreign terrorists in country’s North Waziristan tribal agency on June 15 this year. The operation is going on and according to Pakistan army, over 600 terrorists have been killed and large cache of arms and ammunition seized. However, there are reports that terrorists had fled the area before launching of military operation by Pakistan army.

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