Bomb explosion kills 5, injures dozens in northwestern Pakistan

By Islamuddin Sajid

ISLAMABAD (AA) - At least five people were killed and over a dozen wounded in a bomb explosion in northwestern Pakistan, a rescue official said on Friday.

The bomb exploded near a police van in the main market of Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

"Five people have been killed and over 20 others injured," Bilal Faizi, spokesperson for Rescue 1122, told Anadolu over the phone.

The injured, including several in critical condition, have been rushed to a local hospital, he added.