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| Miranshah landmine explosion injures 2 |
| 2007-06-18 |
| Two people were seriously injured in a landmine explosion in North Waziristan, officials said on Sunday, while local authorities said that security at the agency’s various check posts was being increased following information that “foreign terrorists” were planning to enter the area. Officials said that the landmine blast occurred at about 11:00pm at Miran Shah Bazaar, in the Tochi area, two kilometers south of the agency’s capital. The two injured men have been identified as Hamid Ullah and Gul Sher Khan. Locals said that they reached the spot after hearing the explosion and took the two men to the District Headquarters hospital. Medical sources said that one of the injured men had lost a leg as a result of the blast. They did not name him. The area’s Political Agent Pirzada Khan, Frontier Corps (FC) security personnel and a Pakistan Army bomb disposal squad also arrived at the scene. Apprising Khan of the situation, locals reiterated their demanded that the government send minesweepers to clean the area of landmines. The explosion represents the third such incident in Miran Shah in four days. Increased security: Meanwhile, local authorities said on Sunday that they had increased security at existing FC check posts and were setting up additional check posts in North Waziristan, following information that “foreign terrorists” based in neighbouring South Waziristan were planning to enter the area. They confirmed that additional check posts were being set up at Boya Rizmak Road, Dosali Garyum, Esha Khujre and Tardoni. Meanwhile, a private television channel on the same day reported that walls were being constructed alongside the check posts. It quoted local authorities as describing the move as “routine work”. |
| Posted by:Fred |