Pakistan Checkpost Blast
Pakistan Checkpost Blast Kills 11 People and Injures Dozens Near Border
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A blast at or near a police checkpost in the Aman Mela area of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, killed at least 11 people. Reports put the number of injured at between 20 and 30; victims included police and customs personnel and civilians. Rescue teams transported the injured to hospitals, and operations at the scene continued. Officials had not yet disclosed the cause of the explosion.
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Rescue 1122 said the 11 people killed comprised eight men, two women and one child.
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Police said the checkpost was near Mughal Kot and Darazinda on the Dera Ismail Khan–Quetta Road, close to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa–Balochistan border.
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District Emergency Officer Muhammad Arif Khan directed that four additional ambulances and extra rescue personnel be sent from Dera Ismail Khan to support the response.
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