8 dead, 12 injured in Bajur Agency blast

KHAR: At least eight persons were killed and several injured in a bomb blast at Salarzai in Bajaur Agency, Geo News reported.

Sources said that the explosion occurred at a hotel of the tribesman Malik Mian Jan at Pasht, the Headquarter of Tehsil Salarzai in Bajaur Agency that blew off a building resulting in the death of eight persons, while 12 left wounded.

The security forces have surrounded the area after the incident, while emergency has been declared in the hospitals. The injured and the dead are being shifted to the nearby hospital.

Following the incident nearby located Pasht Bazaar has also been closed.