PESHAWAR: A blast in Peshawar’s Hayatabad area Thursday left two police officials dead while five others were injured.
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack on the police officers.
“The TSG targeted the vehicle of Deputy Commandant Frontier Reserve Police (FRP), Malik Tariq, in Hayatabad,” the TTP spokesperson, Muhammad Khorasani said.
Senior Superintendent of Police Mian Saeed, while speaking to The Express Tribune confirmed that the vehicle of Deputy Commandant Frontier Reserve Police (FRP), Malik Tariq, came under a targeted attack in Hayatabad’s Phase 5 area and he has sustained injuries.
He further revealed that the attack was a suicide bomb after body parts of the attacker were found near the senior official’s vehicle.
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A motorcycle and a bomb was used to conduct the attack, Khorasani confirmed in a statement adding that the ruling Pakistan Muslim Leage-Nawaz leaders would be a special target.
“The TTP has adopted a strategy to launch attacks on the people on the hit-list. We will hit all those who are opposed to the enforcement of Islamic Sharia system,” he concluded.
All the five injured have been shifted to Hayatabad Medical Complex, a Rescue 1122 official confirmed.
Police and security forces arrived at the scene and have cordoned off the area, as investigation commenced.
In a separate incident, a blast was heard in Phase 6 of the same area. No injuries have been reported thus far and rescue teams have arrived at the scene.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
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