D I KHAN – As many as seven people including four police personnel weremartyred and over forty injured in separate incidents of firing and suicideattack here on Sunday.
Police said four unidentified assailants riding two motorcycles opened fireon two policemen stationed at the exit point of the city on Dera Zhob Roadat about 8:45 AM.
Both the cops identified as Jahangir and Inam sustained critical injuriesand loss battle of life on way to the hospital.
Meanwhile, a burqa-clad person blew himself up inside the DistrictHeadquarter Hospital Dera Ismail Khan. The blast occurred at the time whenbodies of martyred policemen were being shifted to District HeadquarterHospital for medico-legal formalities.
The cops of Police Elite Police were also present inside the hospital nearthe Out Patient Department when a suicide attacker blew herself. Policemanand civilian visiting the hospital also injured in the second incident.
The serious injured were shifted to Combined Military Hospital foremergency medical treatment.
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District Police Officer Saleem Riaz told media that 7 to 8 Kg of explosivematerial was used in the explosion.
He also confirmed seven fatalities in two terror incidents.
He said the police were further investigating the matter to ascertain thereason behind this incident.
The Police have cordoned off the area to search for perpetrators, he added.
