Death toll from NW Pakistan explosions rises to 17
STORY: Death toll from NW Pakistan explosions rises to 17
DATELINE: April 26, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:24
LOCATION: Islamabad
CATEGORY: OTHERS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the blast site
2. various of the hospital
STORYLINE:
The death toll from Monday's twin explosions in a police station in Pakistan's Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said.
Confirming the casualties, KP Health Secretary Mahmood Aslam Wazir told Xinhua that the death toll increased after several injured succumbed to their injuries and more bodies were recovered from the debris of the police station building that collapsed following the powerful blasts.
He said that at least eight people among the injured are in critical condition, adding that hospitals across the district have been put on high alert and all the medical staff are directed to report to their respective duties in order to cope with any emergencies.
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