5 killed, 7 injured in blast ahead of IHK voting

Five people were killed and seven injured in a bomb explosion in IHK, as the region prepared for second stage of voting in general elections, police said Wednesday. The attack occurred in southern Poonch district Tuesday evening near a pick-up truck carrying civilians and village defence committee (VDC) members, a police spokesman said. “Five people, including three VDC members, were killed in the explosion and seven others were seriously hurt,” a police spokesman said. The committees

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