11 Killed in Truck Explosion in Northwestern Pakistan... Suspected Bomb Terrorism

A truck carrying workers exploded due to an improvised bomb near the Afghanistan border in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 people. The Pakistani government regards the explosion as a terrorist act, but the perpetrators behind the incident remain unknown.

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According to Pakistan's daily Dawn and others on the 20th (local time), a truck heading from North Waziristan to South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, exploded due to a bomb suspected to be an improvised explosive device the previous night.

Local police stated that an improvised bomb was placed under the truck, resulting in the deaths of 11 workers on board and serious injuries to 2 others.

They were reported to be workers constructing a Pakistani military outpost near the accident site.

Federal Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar condemned the incident as terrorism and expressed solidarity with the victims' families through social media, stating, "We strongly condemn this senseless act of violence and stand with the families affected."

However, the perpetrators behind this explosion remain unknown.

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