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One security man killed, 5 injured in Pakistan

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Press Trust of India Peshawar
Last Updated : Jul 22 2016 | 6:48 PM IST
At least one security personnel was killed and five others injured today in two remote-controlled blasts at a scenic valley in Pakistan's restive northwestern Khyber Pakthunkhwa province.
The security official was killed in the second blast when police teams rushed to the spot to collect evidences from the site of first blast in scenic Kalam valley of Swat District wherein the car of Tehsil Nazim Sayed Salar Jahan was targeted, police said.
Jahan was injured along with two others in the remote-controlled blast.
The police teams and security officials rushed to the site of the first blast but in meantime another blast took place that killed a security officer and injured two other troops.
Two back-to-back blasts occurred within an hour triggering fear and panic in the area, police said.
Security forces have sealed the area. A search operation in a nearby settlement is underway, police added.

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First Published: Jul 22 2016 | 6:48 PM IST

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