KOHAT - At least two men were killed and four others got injured when a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded in Kohat on Thursday, police said.
A motorcycle parked adjacent to a mosque at Kacha Pakha area exploded when the people were leaving the mosque after Zuhar prayer, killing two men and wounding four others. They injured were rushed to district headquarters hospital and were reported out of danger.
Talking to the media, Kohat DPO Dilawar Hussian Bangash said that two persons were killed in the blast in which four kilograms of explosives were used.
Soon after the blast, police rushed to the site and cordoned off the area and launched a search operation. The Kacha Pakha area of Kohat is a frequent target of militants and many people have been killed here in acts of terror.