Three security officials killed in IED blast in Bannu

The security officials were patrolling in the area when an IED device planted by unknown militants went off at around 10:30am, said an official. PHOTO: FILE

BANNU: Three security officials were killed while two others were injured in an IED explosion in FR Bannu on Thursday morning.

According to a security official the incident occurred in Seen Tanga Towda Chena area of FR Bannu. The security officials were patrolling in the area when an IED device planted by unknown militants went off at around 10:30am, he said.

The deceased security officials were identified as Nasir Ali, Jaffar and FC official Muzafar while the injured include Captain Obaid and Sepoy Safarash.

He added that the vehicle of the security officials was also badly damaged in the blast. The injured were rushed to CMH Bannu while a search operation was under way after the incident in the area.

However, no one has claimed the responsibility for the attack.

Previous blasts in Fata

At least eight people, including three policemen were injured, when a bomb strapped on to a motorcycleexploded in Bannu on May 16. Five kilogrammes of homemade explosives had been planted beneath the seat of the motorcycle and detonated through a remote control.

On May 8, a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Ghulam Khan tehsil of North Waziristan Agency had left eight officials of the security forces dead and four others injured. A convoy of security forces was the target of the blast.

A roadside bomb had exploded in the same tribal agency on April 27, killing at least three soldiers. The attack had occurred in an area on the border of South and North Waziristan tribal regions.

In May last year, two security personnel were injured in a remote-controlled bomb explosion in the Frontier Region (FR) Jani Khel, Bannu.

Source http://tribune.com.pk/story/714829/landmine-explosions-in-north-waziristan-leaves-2-soldiers-dead-ispr/