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1 killed, 5 injured in blast at Pak-Afghan border crossing

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Press Trust of India Peshawar
Last Updated : Jun 12 2015 | 6:32 PM IST
At least one civilian was killed and five others injured today when a bomb planted in a hand cart exploded at the main checkpost on Pak-Afghan border.
The moderate intensity bomb explosion at Torkhum check post in the restive Khyber Agency occurred during routine checking by paramilitary forces, official sources in political administration said.
The bomb was planted in the hand cart that was apparently detonated with a remote control device near Torkhum gate where routing checking of people coming to the Pakistani side of the border was underway.
One civilian was killed due to the explosion while two paramilitary personnel were among those injured in Torkhum, Pakistan's border area where people crossed the boundary at Torkhum gate for business activities and meeting relatives.
The border crossing has been used extensively by NATO supply convoys transporting goods overland from Pakistan's main port Karachi to forces in Afghanistan.

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First Published: Jun 12 2015 | 6:32 PM IST

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