At least seven people were killed and more than 30 injured in an explosion near the Old Police Lines in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Kohat on Friday, Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmed Faizi said.
Faizi said the injured and those killed had been shifted to hospitals in Rescue 1122 ambulances as the search and rescue operation continued at the site.
K-P Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed told The Express Tribune that an exchange of fire between police and armed terrorists was continuing after the blast.
IG Hameed said police were present at the scene and the area had been placed on alert. The K-P police chief said initial information suggested that a vehicle loaded with explosives had been rammed near the Old Police Lines, although authorities were still determining the exact nature of the blast.
He took notice of the explosion at a mosque in Kohat Police Lines and sought a report from the Regional Police Officer Kohat. Hameed also directed officials to ensure that those injured in the explosion received timely and appropriate medical treatment.
“Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police is standing as an iron wall against terrorism. Cowardly attacks cannot weaken our resolve,” he said. “The blood of the martyrs will not go to waste. The terrorists and their facilitators will meet an exemplary fate,” Hameed added.
Spokesperson Faizi said several of the injured are in critical condition. The spokesperson said the rescue and relief operation was still underway, with the injured being provided immediate medical assistance and shifted to nearby hospitals in Rescue 1122 ambulances.
He said 14 ambulances, rescue and recovery vehicles and more than 40 personnel were currently taking part in the operation at the site.
District Emergency Officer Noor-ul-Amin was personally supervising the rescue operation, Faizi said, adding that relief activities would continue until the operation was completed.
“Rescue 1122 teams are engaged in relief operations at the scene,” Faizi said, adding that further details would be issued as more information was received.
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