41 killed in Swat suicide blast

Dunya News

At least 41 people including four military personnel were killed and 48 others injured in a suicide blast in Apluri Chowk Shangla area of Swat on Monday, reported Dunya News. According to the security sources 13-year old suicide attacker blew him up among the security forces vehicles. A parliamentarian from Shangla Fazlullah Azad told Dunya News that four military personnel were martyred in the suicide attack. He informed that 45 people got injured and 12 of them were in critical condition. Eye witnesses said the blast occurred in an official vehicle and its sound was heard in surrounding areas. The security forces have surrounded the area while the injured are shifted to the local hospital. Most of the injured are said to be in critical condition in hospitals.