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Pak suicide attack kills 3 officers

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Press Trust of India Peshawar
A suicide attack on a sports unit belonging to the Pakistan Army in the restive northwest province today killed three officials and injured seven others, the military said.

The incident occurred in Swat district's Kabal Tehsil in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the military's media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

Three security officials were killed while 7 were wounded in the blast, it said.

The forces have cordoned off the area and started a search operation, it added.

The injured persons were taken to Saidu Teaching Hospital in Mingora in Swat.

The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack, 'The Express Tribune' reported.
 

The report said that the outfit noted that it was the second attack this month with more to follow.

Swat valley has witnessed many attacks and was briefly controlled by the Taliban between 2007 and 2009.

At least two militants were killed during a search operation in December last year.

In October, one person was killed and two others injured when a remote-controlled bomb went off in Malam Jabba area.

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First Published: Feb 03 2018 | 9:40 PM IST

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