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At least 15 people have been killed in a suicide blast in a passenger van on Hangu Road in a passenger coach at Kohat, Dunya News reported on Monday. The blast took place at Jawarza, near the restive northwestern town of HanguThe ill-fated vehicle was coming from Hangu when a bomb device went off in the coach near Jozara area of Hangu. The bus was traveling between the cities of Hangu and Kohat, which are located very close to Pakistans lawless tribal region. Militants frequently carry out attacks in the area against both civilians and security forces.Law enforcement agencies threw cordon around the area, while the dead and injured have been shifted to the nearby hospitals.
