Peshawar, February 16 At least two people were killed, including a child, and sixteen were injured in a bomb blast near a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday, according to local police.
The explosive device, planted in a parked auto rickshaw, detonated outside the Merian Police Station in the Bannu district, bordering north Waziristan.
The injured were immediately taken to the Bannu District Headquarters Hospital for medical treatment.
The explosion caused panic and fear in the surrounding areas.
Additional police contingents were dispatched to the site, and security in the area was increased. Investigations into the nature and cause of the blast are ongoing.