At least nine people killed in explosion at Pakistan market
Key takeaways
- About 30 people wounded in blast in town of Sarai Naurang, in Lakki Marwat district, northwestern Pakistan.
- The blast on Tuesday was caused by a bomb-laden rickshaw in Pakistan’s town of Sarai Naurang, in Lakki Marwat district, a region close to the border with Afghanistan, said police.
- The emergency response agency Rescue 1122 said about 30 people were wounded and those with serious injuries had been rushed to hospitals in Bannu.
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About 30 people wounded in blast in town of Sarai Naurang, in Lakki Marwat district, northwestern Pakistan.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Plainclothes police officers and residents examine damage at the site of a bomb explosion at a market in Sarai Norag, northwestern Pakistan, May 12 [Farhat Ullah/AP]By Al Jazeera Staff, AP and Reuters Published On 12 May 202612 May 2026An explosion in a busy market in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least nine people and wounded 30, according to emergency workers and a medical official.
The blast on Tuesday was caused by a bomb-laden rickshaw in Pakistan’s town of Sarai Naurang, in Lakki Marwat district, a region close to the border with Afghanistan, said police. Two traffic police and a woman are among those killed, according to local police chief Azmat Ullah.