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1st LD Writethru: 3 killed as suicide blast hits army unit in NW Pakistan

Xinhua,February 03, 2018 Adjust font size:

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least three army officers were killed and seven others injured in a suicide blast inside an army unit in Pakistan's northwest Swat district on Saturday night, officials said.

The Inter-Services Public Relations, Pakistani army's media wing, said in a statement that the attack happened in a sports area of the unit in Kabal town of Swat, a district located in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Local media reported that the attack happened when soldiers were playing volleyball there.

The injured soldiers have been shifted to Kabal hospital, but their condition has not been revealed due to strict security measures inside the hospital by the forces.

No group or person has claimed the attack yet. Enditem