Four teenagers martyred, 2 injured in Bajaur blast



The representational image of an ambulance approaching an incident site. — AFP/File

KHAR: Four teenagers were martyred and two others sustained serious injuries when a shell exploded in Laghrai area of Mamond tehsil in the restive Bajaur tribal district on Saturday.

According to details, four youths identified as Sajjad, 18, Fawad, 18, Jawad, 15, and Naushad, 13, critically injured when all of a sudden the shell went off and martyred on the spot in Laghrai area of Mamond tehsil.

Also, two teenagers named Waqas, 17, and Attaullah, 15, sustained serious injuries in the explosion. The police said that all the deceased and injured belonged to the Laghrai area in Mamond.

They added that the cause of the incident was under investigation.

A wave of fear and grief spread across the area following the tragic incident.

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