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  20 Jun 2026, 12:59

Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill 7: police

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, June 20, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Twin roadside blasts killed at least seven people in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday.

"A private pickup truck carrying passengers was targeted with a remote-controlled IED... the injured were being transported to hospital in a car for emergency treatment when a second IED exploded," said Yasir Afridi, a police officer in Bannu district, adding that three people were wounded.