PESHAWAR: An explosion during a cricket match in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed one person on Saturday, police said, in an attack for which no group has so far claimed responsibility.
The blast struck the Kausar Lachi Cricket Ground in Bajaur’s Loi Sim area around 6:30 p.m., and initial investigations suggested it was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in the ground.
It was not immediately clear whether the victim was the intended target.
“According to initial investigations, the device appears to have been planted in the ground,” Hunar Khan, a senior police officer, told Arab News over the phone.
He added that the remoteness of the area and poor communications had hampered the response.
