Peshawar: At-least one killed and 7 people were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Malikabad area of Swabi district.
Police said that the bomber apparently wanted to target Ex-Tehsil Nazim Hanif Jadoon. Deputy superintendent of Police Qayum Khan informed media that Ex-Nazim was targeted when he was on his way to his home after Eid prayer. Jadoon and his guard were killed and nine others were wounded, including the former official’s son, said Khan.
Independent sources from area claims that Hanif Jadoon and his relative were killed in incident and more than 5 others were injured in blast.
An unidentified suicide bomber detonated his explosives Monday as a former government official and ruler Awani National Party leader greeted others outside a mosque in Swabi on an important Islamic occasion, killing the official and his guard, police said.
Earlier
According to eye witnesses several causalities are feared at Malikabad suicide explosions. Sources related to Police officials claimed 4 persons were injured in incident.
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