Pakistan Blast
Pakistan: Cop killed, 4 others injured in explosion at police check post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A policeman was killed and four others, including two cops, were injured in a blast that occurred inside a police check post in the Mardan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to local media reports.
The Mardan District Police officer said that the explosion had occurred at the Chamtar police check post in the district which killed station in-charge Maqsood Chawoki.
The official confirmed that among the injured, two were policemen and the other two were passers-by who received serious injuries, reports News International.
Soon after the explosion, the rescue team and police officials reached the scene.
Mardan DPO said that the injured policemen and the two civilians were shifted to a hospital nearby for further treatment.
The body of the deceased policeman was also sent to the hospital for legal formalities, News International reported citing the police official.
As per the initial information, no group has claimed responsibility for the explosion so far.
The Mardan district police have launched a probe into the matter and are investigating the intensity and the nature of the blast.
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