CHARSADA: 13 people including 2 Police officials were killed and several sustained injuries in suicide bomb blast outside the Session Court, Tehsil Shabqadar. A large number of people were present in Session court for ligitation when incident took place.
As per details, security forces and rescue teams rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area while rescue teams shifted dead bodies and injured to nearby hospital. Emergency has been declared in DHQ and Tehsil Hospital.
On the other hand, TTP splinter group Jamaat ul Ahrar has accepted the responsibility for the attack. Talking to the media, Charsada DPO said that search operation has been started by police.
He added that suicide attacker tried to enter in session court during the checking at central gate of building when Policemen tried to stop him then he started indiscriminate firing and exploded himself.
DPO further said that 2 policemen died on the spot while 24 men sustained injuries including women and children.
Suicide attacker wanted to spread massive destruction entering in the building of session court but policemen deployed at central gate stopped him and lost his life to save the nation from a big tragedy.