Volunteers transfer the body of a victim, killed in twin roadside blasts, to a hospital in Bannu on June 20, 2026. Twin roadside blasts killed at least seven people in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on June 20.
PHOTO: Karim ULLAH / AFP
Seven people were killed on Saturday in two roadside explosions in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistani police said.
Yasir Afridi, the police chief in Bannu district, said a small passenger vehicle was targeted by a remotely detonated improvised explosive device while traveling through the area.
He added that a second explosion occurred as the wounded were being transported to the hospital by ambulance, killing additional victims.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, while authorities have launched an investigation.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the bombings, which killed civilians.
The Pakistani president warned that internal and external actors were supporting armed groups by providing safe havens, logistical support and financing, stressing that Pakistan would continue its efforts to dismantle networks threatening national stability.
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