Local assistant commissioner among those killed in attack in Bajaur district, says official
At least four people were killed and 11 others injured on Wednesday after a government vehicle was attacked in a roadside bombing in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an official said.
The official vehicle of Assistant Commissioner Faisal Ismail was targeted through an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Nawagai area of the Bajaur tribal district, a district police office told Anadolu over the phone, requesting anonymity.
He added that Ismail, along with another official and two security guards, was killed on the spot, while 11 others were injured.
Terror attacks in Bajaur, one of the seven tribal districts—formerly called tribal agencies—bordering Afghanistan, have increased in recent months.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but mostly Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed previous attacks in this area.
Pakistan's President Asif Zardari condemned the attack, reiterating the government's resolve to root out terrorism. In a statement from the presidency, he offered condolences to the families of those killed and wished speedy recovery to those injured.
