ISLAMABAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- At least four people, including senior provincial government officials, were killed and 11 others injured in a powerful roadside bomb blast targeting a convoy in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, officials said.
The explosion took place near Phatak Mela area along Nawagai Road in Bajaur district, where a double-cabin vehicle carrying two senior government officials, including Assistant Commissioner of Nawagai Faisal Sultan, was struck by an improvised explosive device, local police said.
The blast killed both officials on the spot, along with two policemen who were accompanying them.
A Rescue 1122 official told Xinhua that the bomb was planted near the roadside and detonated remotely as the convoy was passing by a local fairground.
Several of the injured were in critical condition and were shifted to Khar District Headquarters Hospital for treatment.
Following the blast, rescue teams and law enforcement forces rushed to the site. A search operation was underway to locate and apprehend those behind the deadly attack. ■
