Hangu blast: Death toll rises significantly

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2018-11-23T14:04:34+05:00 News Desk

HANGU - Death toll rises significantly in the Hangu bomb blast.

Thirty people were killed and more than 40 injured when a blast ripped through a marketplace in Hangu’s Lower Orakzai area on Friday, security sources said.

According to security sources, the blast occurred outside the door of a religious seminary which was located in Kalaya, a town in Orakzai agency. [image: an image]

"Three children were among those killed in the blast," sources added.

"The remote-controlledbomb was attached to a motorcycle," security sources said, adding "People were in the market buying warm clothes when the bomb went off."

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