Several members of the peace committee were present in the house when the explosion occurred.
A screenshot just before an explosion at the house of an aman committee member in DI Khan on Friday. —SCREEN CAPTURE
At least three people were killed and seven injured in a suicide blast at the house of Noor Alam Mehsud, head of a local aman committee, near Qureshi Mor in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan during a wedding ceremony on Friday night, according to police.
“Initially, three people were killed and seven injured in the explosion,” DI Khan district police officer Sahibzada Sajjad Ahmed told the media, adding that the attack occurred during a wedding at the house of an aman committee member.
He said the injured were being taken to hospital for treatment while the remains of the suicide bomber were found.
DI Khan Regional Police Officer Syed Ashfaq Anwar said several members of the peace committee were present when the explosion occurred at Mehsud’s house.
He said the number of victims could increase due to the number of guests who attended the event.
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This is a developing story and is being updated.
