Many people are feared injured in at least three explosions carried out by terrorists outside a court in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today, police said.
The terrorists resorted to indiscriminate firing after the blasts in Tangi town of Charsadda district, they said.
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It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the explosions. AFP reported that the police was searching for a suicide bomber.
Security forces and police personnel have cordoned off the area.
3 killed and 13 injured in the twin suicide attack in the premises of the session court in Charsadda. official
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Deputy Commissioner of Charsadda said security has put on high alert. Pakistan was hit by a series of suicide attacks last weekin which more than 100 people died.
With inputs from PTI
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