PESHAWAR: Four people, including a policeman and two security personnel, were martyred and two injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at Liaquat checkpoint in Datta Khel tehsil of North Waziristan on Wednesday.
The deputy commissioner of the tribal district and police briefed the media persons that the suicide attack occurred during routine checking. The martyred included one civilian, two security personnel, and one policeman.
The DC said bodies and the injured had been shifted to Miranshah Hospital while security forces had cordoned off the area to collect evidence. The injured included Policeman Shakir and Hawaldar Manzoor.
North Waziristan was known as a stronghold of the militant Pakistani Taliban group before the armed forces conducted successful operations in the area. -APP
