DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A police mobile vehicle on Tuesday was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED), resulting in injuries to five police during a patrol in the Shahbazkhel police station area of Lakki Marwat.
According to the sources, the terrorists had fitted an improvised explosive device (IED) to a motorcycle parked along the roadside, which later exploded with a loud bang. The official added that a police patrol from Shahbazkhel police station was the target of the blast.
District Police Officer (DPO) Lakki Marwat Nazir Khan said “The police vehicle was targeted with a motorcycle-borne IED, resulting in injuries to five officers, including an assistant sub-inspector Jamaluddin, constable Arif and driver Mir Hassan”.
After receiving information about the incident, CTD and BDS teams and heavy police contingent reched the spot.
DPO Nazir Khan instructed that those involved be arrested at the earliest and brought to justice. Security in the area has been further tightened, while a large-scale search operation is underway.
All injured were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where they are receiving medical treatment.
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