Four persons including two security personnel martyred, three wounded in firing on two vehicles in KP’s Kurram District

PARACHINAR, Jan 07 (SABAH): At least four people, including two security personnel, were martyred and three others wounded in a firing on a passenger bus and a car in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram District on Sunday.

According to District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Imran, armed assailants opened fire on the bus and car in the Sadda Bazaar area which resulted in the deaths of four people.

The dead included two security personnel, a driver and a woman, said DPO Muhammad Imran, adding that the police have launched a manhunt to arrest the attackers while security has been beefed up in the area.

“The armed attackers targeted two vehicles going from Parachinar to Peshawar,” said the DPO. DPO said that the vehicles were targeted by gunmen with automated weapons.

He said two security personnel were also among the deceased. Efforts were under way to find and arrest the culprits, the DPO added.

Dr. Qaiser Abbas, the deputy medical superintendent of Parachinar district headquarters hospital, also confirmed the death toll to a private TV channel. He added that the wounded were currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

Local tribes of Turi Bangash have called for an emergency jirga (meeting) to decide on a plan of action about the attacks.