Bomb blast outside hospital kills four in Pakistan
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KHAR: A bomb blast at the main gate of a hospital in a tribal area of northwest Pakistan on Saturday killed at least four people and wounded four others, officials said.
The explosion took place in Khar, the main town of Bajaur tribal district bordering Afghanistan.
“At least four people were killed and four others were wounded in the blast outside the main gate of the hospital,” Mohammad Riaz, chief doctor at the government hospital, told a media.
Local administration official Abdul Haseeb confirmed the bombing and casualties and said it was not immediately clear if the bomb was detonated remotely or was a suicide attack.
“It appears to be a suicide attack but I cannot confirm right now,” he said.
Bajaur is one of seven districts that make up Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The semi-autonomous region of mountains, valleys and caves is deprived and ill-educated in the country.
It has been a stronghold for militant groups, and a battleground between the army and insurgents.
Agence France-Presse
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KHAR: A bomb blast at the main gate of a hospital in a tribal area of northwest Pakistan on Saturday killed at least four people and wounded four others, officials said.
The explosion took place in Khar, the main town of Bajaur tribal district bordering Afghanistan.
“At least four people were killed and four others were wounded in the blast outside the main gate of the hospital,” Mohammad Riaz, chief doctor at the government hospital, told a media.
Local administration official Abdul Haseeb confirmed the bombing and casualties and said it was not immediately clear if the bomb was detonated remotely or was a suicide attack.
“It appears to be a suicide attack but I cannot confirm right now,” he said.
Bajaur is one of seven districts that make up Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The semi-autonomous region of mountains, valleys and caves is deprived and ill-educated in the country.
It has been a stronghold for militant groups, and a battleground between the army and insurgents.
Agence France-Presse
Source http://gulftoday.ae/portal/8adce810-3cb5-4790-9d1b-92996432f576.aspx
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