Gunship helicopters were called into action after eight people were injured when a powerful bomb rocket Bannu Cantonment on Monday morning. The explosion occurred on Kohati Road in Bannu between the Supply Depot and Security Tower. The security forces personnel quickly cordoned off the surrounding area of the cantonment. Sources said the blast was so intense that it shattered the windowpanes of nearby houses and cracked shutters of many shops. The authorities immediately called gunship helicopters who were patrolling the area. The sources indicated that there feared multiple casualties and injuries in the tragedy. However, current reports confirmed that only eight people were injured in the bomb blast. It is worthy to mention that the operations of the security forces against the terrorists active in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were on going and many terrorists have already been neutralized near the Afghan border areas.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan