Three policemen martyred, four injured in KP's Bara market blast

KHYBER: Three policemen were martyred and four others were injured in a blast and firing near police station in Bara market, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), ARY News reported, quoting police. 

As per details, the blast was followed by intense firing near police station located in Bara market, Khyber.

Initial reports said the blast was a ‘suicide attack’ in which three cops were martyred and four others were injured. The bodies and injured were moved to the CMH, while the market has been closed for security reasons after the incident, the rescue sources said.

Following the blast and firing, a heavy contingent of security forces reached the spot.

Pakistan has seen an uptick in terror activities, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, after the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November last year.

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Earlier this week, at least eight people sustained injuries in a powerful blast targeting a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Peshawar’s Hayatabad area.

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The target of the terrorists were officials of the security forces, the police officer added.