Captain among 11 security personnel martyred in Swat suicide attack in Pakistan
Baku, February 4, AZERTAC
Eleven soldiers, including a captain of the Pakistan Army, were martyred hen a terrorist blew himself up during a volleyball match in Swat valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to local The Express Tribune.
At least 13 people also sustained injuries in the attack that is the deadliest since 2013.
The blast took place in the evening near the Pakistan Army’s sports unit situated at Sharifabad area of Swat’s Kabal tehsil.
“The military men were playing volleyball in the evening when a suicide bomber exploded his suicide vest,” a security official told The Express Tribune.
According to an eyewitness, he heard a huge explosion from within the military camp. “Later the security forces cordoned off the area and imposed a limited curfew in the locality. There was a plume of smoke rising from the camp,” he said.
A statement, issued by the military’s media wing, at first said three security personnel were martyred in the attack. “Three security officials embraced Shahadat, while 7 [others were] injured [in the blast],” said Pakistan` Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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