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7 killed in remote-controlled blast in Pak's tribal region

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Press Trust of India Peshawar
Seven people, all members of a peace committee, were killed today when their car was targeted with a remote control bomb in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the border with Afghanistan.

The incident occurred in mountainous Dogdara area of the Upper Dir district in the Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.

Those died in Dir upper blast were members of a peace committee.

A remote-controlled bomb, planted in the double cabin vehicle, went off, killing seven people. No occupant of the vehicle survived.

According to police, local peace committee Chief Haji Motabar Khan was the target of the bomb blast.

However, police said the peace committee chief was not in the vehicle targeted.

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First Published: Jul 18 2016 | 10:02 PM IST

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