Pakistan: Police officer killed, two others injured in IED explosion in Lower Dir district


A bomb went off in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, leaving at least one policeman killed and two others injured, official sources said.

The explosion happened when a police bomb disposal squad was defusing an improvised explosive device in Shigo Kas area of Lower Dir district in the province, the sources told Xinhua. Following the incident, police along with rescue personnel reached the area and shifted the wounded to a nearby hospital, where one person is said to be in critical condition.

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Source: Xinhua News