Three including 2 FC troops injured in Khyber blast

PESHAWAR: Three persons including two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and a local journalist were injured when a roadside remote-controlled bomb went off with a blast in Khyber Agency on Friday, Geo News reported.

According to the FC sources, militants had planted an improvised explosive device along the road that exploded near a college in Landi Kotal area, injuring two FC troops and a local journalist.

The injured were shifted to Landi Kotal Hospital for treatment.

The FC sources further told that the unidentified miscreants had planted the explosives at the roadside. The security forces initiated a search operation after the explosion and cordoned off the area.