"The blast on Tuesday was caused by a bomb-laden rickshaw in Pakistan's town of Sarai Naurang, in Lakki Marwat district, a region close to the border with Afghanistan, said police. Two traffic police and a woman are among those killed, according to local police chief Azmat Ullah."
"Rescue 1122 said about 30 people were wounded and those with serious injuries had been rushed to hospitals in Bannu. Mohammad Ishaq, the medical superintendent of THQ Hospital, said they had received 37 patients so far and some of them were in critical condition."
"There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which came days after 21 police officers were killed in a bombing and gun assault on a security post in the nearby Bannu district. Pakistan blamed the Pakistan Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, for the assault."
"The Afghan Taliban administration on Tuesday rejected the allegation. Pakistani officials' latest remarks, which claim that an attack on a police centre in Bannu was planned in Afghanistan, are considered baseless and rejected, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in a post on X. Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan's Taliban government of sheltering TTP fighters, while Kabul denies attacks being launched from its soil."
A bomb-laden rickshaw exploded in a busy market in Sarai Naurang in Lakki Marwat district in northwestern Pakistan. At least nine people were killed, including two traffic police officers and a woman, according to local police. About 30 people were wounded, and those with serious injuries were taken to hospitals in Bannu. A medical official reported receiving 37 patients, with some in critical condition. No immediate claim of responsibility was reported. The attack occurred days after a bombing and gun assault killed 21 police officers at a security post in the nearby Bannu district. Pakistan blamed the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, while Afghanistan’s Taliban administration rejected the allegation and denied allowing attacks from its soil.
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