Explosion in the marketplace! 3 people, including a tribal leader, lost their lives

Explosion in the marketplace! 3 people, including a tribal leader, lost their lives

18.05.2026 10:41

In a bomb attack at a market in South Waziristan, northwestern Pakistan, three people including the leader of the Ahmedzai tribe were killed and four others wounded. An investigation has been launched into the attack, carried out with an improvised explosive device near the Afghan border, and no one has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.

In a blast at a market in Pakistan's northwestern South Waziristan region, 3 people were killed and 4 were injured. The attack was reported to have targeted a tribal leader.

ATTACK WITH IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

Police officials reported that an attack was carried out with an improvised explosive device at a market in the city of Wana in the South Waziristan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the Afghan border.

TRIBAL LEADER KILLED

South Waziristan Police Chief Muhammad Tahir announced that 3 people, including the leader of the Ahmedzai tribe whose vehicle was targeted in the attack, lost their lives, and 4 others were injured.

INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED

Authorities announced that an investigation has been launched into the incident. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack targeting the leader of the Ahmedzai tribe, which constitutes the majority of the region's population.

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