Attock (May 03, 2018): At least two persons including bust driver were died and six injured in a blast at Basal Road, Attock, on Thursday.
According sources the blast hit Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) bus that caused the killing of a bus driver and a passer by, while six other sustained injuries.
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The security forces have cordoned off the area, while dead bodies and injured being are shifted to nearby hospitals.
The attacker was killed in the explosion, which police believe was caused by a suicide vest.
The Attock forensic team has reached the blast scene as entire city was sealed.
District Emergency Officer (DEO) Dr Ashfaq said an as yet unidentified attacker had opened fire at the bus as it slowed down at a speed breaker.
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Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the coward act of terrorism in Attock whereas he paid tribute to all those who were martyred and injured in the attack.
The PAEC is an independent public sector organisation concerned with research, development and promotion of nuclear science and technology.
Sharif directed authorities to provide state-of-the-art medical facilities to those who sustained injuries and vowed to bring terrorists—involved in the appalling attack—to justice.
