Suicide Attack at Shakaryal

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News : A suicide bomber detonated himself when he was stopped for checking before entering a religious gathering, killing a six-year-old girl Arifa and injuring police constable at Sayin Bota Darbar at Kuri Road, Shakaryal here on Thursday night.

Deputy Inspector General Operation, Bin Yamen told APP that the suicider detonated his explosive when constable Ittefaq stopped him as he tried to enter a religious gathering. The injured girl died when being shifted to hospital.

DIG said that half of the strapped explosive exploded while bomb disposal squad was called to defuse the remaining explosive.

Ambulances and rescue teams reached the site of the attack and shifted the injured to hospital.