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LAKKI MARWAT, Jan 05 (APP):One person was killed and eight others injured when militants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a bus carrying workers of Lucky Cement factory near Begu Khel Road here on Monday morning.
Police sources said unknown militants exploded the IED near the vehicle around 6:30 am and also opened fire on the bus, causing the blast that killed one worker on the spot and injured eight others.
The injured were promptly shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, where their condition is reported as stable.
Security forces rushed to the site, cordoned off the area, tightened security measures, and launched a search operation to apprehend the attackers. An investigation into the incident is underway.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
The incident occurred a day after four policemen were martyred in separate firing incidents in Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts.