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At least 45 people were killed and 70 others sustained injuries when two blasts ripped through IDPs camp in Kacha Pakha area of Kohat, Dunya News reported on Saturday. Banned organisation Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al-Aalmi has claimed the responsibility of the blasts.Almost 350 people were present in the ration distribution camp at the time when two blasts hit the camp one after another. Relief activities are continued. Emergency was imposed in the nearby hospitals where the injured were shifted. Condition of several injured is stated to be critical and number of casualties may increase. Police have cordoned off the area. DSP Kohat Lal Farid Khatak told that the blasts were occurred in the registration centre where IDPs were getting ration. According to police, one blast was remote control while the other was suicide.
