ISLAMABAD – At least five police personnel were killed and 22 others injured in a bomb attack on a police vehicle in tehsil Mamond of Bajaur district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Monday, The Express Tribune reported.
The police personnel were on their way to perform security duty for polio vaccinators when their vehicle was targeted.
Police officials confirmed the casualties and said the area was cordoned off soon after the explosion. The dead and injured were transported to nearby medical facilities.
Rescue officials said some of the injured police personnel are in critical condition and an emergency has been declared at Khar Hospital.
A police spokesperson confirmed that all the injured and dead were from the provincial police force and were deputed for polio duty.
