A policeman deployed for guarding a mosque was killed when unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire in Sawkano area. The incident is said to be a case of targeted killing.
In Gulbahar area, another man was shot dead in front of a mosque. Similarly in Faqir Abad area, unknown armed men shot dead a shopkeeper.
In Badhaber area, unidentified gunmen opened fire injuring two policemen while in Mathra and Pishtakhara areas three people were injured in similar incidents.
In another incident, at least four persons including a woman were killed in a clash between two rival groups allegedly over a land dispute in Gabri area of Bajaur Agency, officials said. The accused are on the run.
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