2 cops martyred in IED blast in Wana

Two cops were martyred while 22 people, including four policemen and 18 civilians, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Wana’s Rustam Bazaar area on Saturday. 

According to police, the explosion occurred when policemen on routine patrol were present in the area around 5pm. They said that explosive material was planted near the main gate of a supermarket, which caused casualties among policemen and civilians present at the scene. 

Wana Circle DSP Asghar Ali Shah said that the explosive material had been planted at the main entrance of the supermarket and was detonated through a remote control or a timed device. Immediately after the blast, local residents, police personnel and rescue teams initiated relief operations and moved the injured to the District Headquarters Hospital.