(Adnkronos) – At least 7 dead and several injured is the toll of a double bomb attack that occurred in the Bannu district, in northwestern Pakistan, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to police reconstruction, a first explosion caused by a device placed on the roadside hit a passenger van, killing five people and injuring three. A second explosion occurred during rescue operations, causing at least two deaths. The action has not yet been claimed.
Pakistan, double bomb attack in the northwest: at least 7 dead
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