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5 killed in first ever Nowshera suicide blast

NOWSHERA: A suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden bicycle into a military checkpost killing five people and injuring 11 others here on Saturday, Daily Times staff reporter quoted local police and army as saying.

Witnesses, however, said eight people were killed. Four of them were army personnel while the rest were civilians, the witnesses added.

The attack occurred at a checkpoint near the gate of an army school in Nowshera, AP quoted ISPR Director General Maj Gen Waheed Arshad as saying.

AFP, AP and Online put the death toll at 5.

District Police Officer (DPO) Mubarak Zeb told Daily Times that six people, including the suicide bomber, were killed as he detonated himself at the entrance of the Army Supply Corps (ASC) centre.

“The bomber was riding on a bicycle. He detonated the explosives fastened to his body as he reached the army check post around 9.18am,” said the police officer, adding that 11 more people had sustained injuries in the blast. daud khattak/agencies

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