A bomb exploded on a car in Tehsil Utmankhel Alizai Dag of Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as a result of which two people, including a tribal leader, were injured.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police said that the explosion happened to a person named Mian Hazrat Gul, a tribal leader.

The police further said that the injured have been shifted to Khar Hospital for treatment, while the doctor says that the condition of the injured is out of danger.

Earlier, Security forces on Sunday killed four terrorists in Bajaur intelligence-based operation (IBO).

The military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that an operation was launched in the Charmang area of Bajaur on the night of August 12th and 13th.

Security forces received a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in the area. Following a crackdown on militants, heavy exchange of fire took place between the troops.

Four terrorists were gunned down in the gun battle, while a 24-year-old Sepoy Muhammad Shoaib of Kohat was martyred in the fire exchange.