A suicide bomber killed two people, including a policeman, in Dera Ismail Khan on Monday, said police, while an imambargah in Bannu came under a rocket attack. | “The suicide bomber was a young boy. He initially refused to be searched, and when police began searching him, he blew himself up.” The bomber’s age was estimated to be 17 or 18 years. |
The procession was cancelled. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. On-duty police officials said the attackerÂ’s target was the Muharram procession in the main Tupanwala Bazaar.
In Bannu, at least 12 people were injured when unidentified assailants fired a rocket at an imambargah. However, AP reported that two rockets were fired. “The rocket, which fell in front of Hussainia Imambargah in Hussainabad Colony, injured 12 people,” Bannu District Police Officer Mazharul Haq told Daily Times.
He said the injured people, including Shias and other minority members, had been shifted to Bannu Headquarters Hospital. Two of the injured are in critical condition. “We are still clueless about the location from where the rocket was fired,” he said.