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At 8 people were killed and several injured in a blast in Paskalay area of Hungu, Dunya News reported on Friday. According to Commissioner Kohat Khalid Umarzai, blast was occurred in a van standing inside an under-construction hospital. Windowpanes of nearby buildings and shops were broken. Hungu bazaar was shut after the incident. Police have cordoned off the area. Security forces imposed curfew in Hungu bazaar.Information Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa told Dunya News that terrorists rammed an explosive laden car into hospital building, killing 5 people on the spot. He said that terrorism can be eradicated with proper intelligence sharing. He said that roots of these terrorists were in tribal areas and Afghanistan. He said that if Pakistan, US and Afghanistan didnt work together to wipe out terrorists, then it can take 14 more years to eliminate them.
