Bomb blast in Bajaur kills one security official

GEO NEWS
August 19, 2016

Security forces cordoned off the area and a search operation in the area is underway.

BAJAUR AGENCY: At least one security official was martyred and a passerby injured when a bomb blast hit Salarzai area, security sources confirmed.

Security forces cordoned off the area and a search operation in the area is underway.

Bajaur is one of seven semi-autonomous tribal districts along PakistanĀ“s mountainous western border. They became a hotbed of extremist militants following the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.

The area has witnessed several such acts of terror in the past.


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