Four killed, multiple injured in Barkhan blast

• They said the blast took place in Rakhni bazaar.
• Police said nature of the blast was still being determined.
• The bomb was planted in a motorcycle, said the sources.

KOHLU: At least four people died and several others got injured in a bomb blast on Sunday in Rakhni town of Barkhan district, Bol News reported.

The dead and wounded have been shifted to the hospital for medico-legal formalities and treatment respectively. The local administration has declared emergency in Rakhni hospital. The bomb was planted in a motorcycle, said the sources.

Police said nature of the blast was still being determined. They said the blast took place in Rakhni bazaar. Police have cordoned off the area and launched hunt for the culprits.

On February 8, a wanted terrorist of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was killed in a crossfire in Khanewal in a raid conducted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) to sabotage the terrorist network.

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