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Two roadside bombs kill at least seven in northwestern Pakistan

Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2026, 8:53 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks.
  • The first explosion on Saturday hit a vehicle, and the second was detonated as rescuers responded, police said.
  • “The injured were being transported to hospital in a car for emergency treatment when a second IED exploded,” he said, adding that three people were wounded.

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No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks.

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Volunteers transfer the body of a victim, killed in twin roadside blasts, to a hospital in Bannu on June 20, 2026 [AFP]By AFP and APPublished On 20 Jun 202620 Jun 2026Two roadside bomb blasts in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least seven people.

The first explosion on Saturday hit a vehicle, and the second was detonated as rescuers responded, police said.

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