5 killed in Blast in Pakistan’s Northwest Tribal Belt

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Peshawar: At least five people, including two women, were killed and eight others injured on Tuesday when a bomb went off near a passenger van in Pakistan’s restive northwest tribal region.

The improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeted the van in Kontara village in central Kurram Agency.

Thirteen injured people were shifted to agency headquarters hospital where five succumbed to their injuries. Security personnel rushed to the blast site and cordoned off the entire area. A search operation was also conducted.